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WWUS81 KRNK 042045
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
445 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
VAZ024-033>035-044>047-042115-
FRANKLIN VA-BUCKINGHAM VA-AMHERST VA-CAMPBELL VA-BEDFORD VA-
ROCKBRIDGE VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-APPOMATTOX VA-
445 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT APPOMATTOX
SOUTHEASTERN
ROCKBRIDGE...CAMPBELL...NORTHERN
PITTSYLVANIA...BEDFORD...SOUTHWESTERN BUCKINGHAM...AMHERST AND
NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES...THE CITY OF BUENA VISTA AND THE
CITY OF LYNCHBURG THROUGH 515 PM EDT...
AT 444 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER PITTSVILLE, OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF GRETNA, 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...
LYNCHBURG...
BUENA VISTA...
BEDFORD...
ALTAVISTA...
AMHERST...
APPOMATTOX...
AND HURT.
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, SOUTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3704 7903 3706 7909 3694 7912 3679 7926
3713 7986 3745 7960 3752 7950 3755 7952
3793 7921 3788 7915 3781 7917 3781 7914
3778 7908 3772 7907 3770 7899 3754 7890
3754 7882 3763 7882 3764 7879 3748 7863
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 215DEG 9KT 3700 7948
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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