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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
356 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
VAZ014-018-022-042045-
MONTGOMERY VA-CRAIG VA-ROANOKE VA-
356 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
WEST CENTRAL ROANOKE...SOUTHWESTERN CRAIG AND NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY
COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT...
AT 356 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
BLACKSBURG, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 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...
BLACKSBURG...
CHRISTIANSBURG...
PRICES FORK...
MC DONALDS MILL...
HUFFMAN...
MAGGIE...
AND MERRIMAC.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS, STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS, AND
MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS, STREAMS, AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE.
DRIVERS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA CAUTION TO AVOID
HYDROPLANING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL, SOUTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AND
SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3733 8013 3713 8031 3720 8052 3728 8049
3731 8043 3733 8045 3734 8044 3739 8046
3744 8044 3745 8043
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 206DEG 9KT 3724 8039
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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