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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
440 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
VAZ024-034-035-042115-
AMHERST VA-BEDFORD VA-ROCKBRIDGE VA-
440 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
SOUTH CENTRAL ROCKBRIDGE...NORTHEASTERN BEDFORD AND WEST CENTRAL
AMHERST COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT...
AT 440 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
SEDALIA, OR NEAR BIG ISLAND, 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...
GLASGOW...
BIG ISLAND...
FOREST...
COLEMAN FALLS...
BOONSBORO...
SNOWDEN...
AND GOODE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3754 7916 3736 7938 3746 7957 3749 7955
3749 7954 3751 7953 3752 7950 3753 7950
3755 7952 3769 7943
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 215DEG 9KT 3748 7943
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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