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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
327 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
VAZ019-023-042000-
BOTETOURT VA-ALLEGHANY VA-
327 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
CENTRAL ALLEGHANY AND NORTHWESTERN BOTETOURT COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL
VIRGINIA AND THE CITY OF COVINGTON THROUGH 400 PM EDT...
AT 327 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
COVINGTON, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COVINGTON...
CLIFTON FORGE...
JORDAN MINES...
ORISKANY...
LOW MOOR...
GLEN WILTON...
AND GALA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL, SOUTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AND
SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3785 7986 3771 7973 3760 7993 3764 8003
3765 8002 3766 8003 3765 8005 3770 8018
3792 8004
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 240DEG 14KT 3772 8002
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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