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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
410 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
VAZ018-022-023-042045-
BOTETOURT VA-CRAIG VA-ROANOKE VA-
410 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
NORTHWESTERN ROANOKE...CRAIG AND WEST CENTRAL BOTETOURT COUNTIES
THROUGH 445 PM EDT...
AT 410 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
SINKING CREEK, 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...
NEW CASTLE...
CATAWBA...
SINKING CREEK...
AND ABBOTT.
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 3756 7993 3731 8014 3740 8033 3761 8017
3760 8016 3760 8015 3763 8009
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 206DEG 9KT 3740 8022
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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