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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
503 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
NCZ002-003-019-042130-
SURRY NC-WILKES NC-ALLEGHANY NC-
503 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
EASTERN ALLEGHANY...NORTHWESTERN SURRY AND NORTHEASTERN WILKES
COUNTIES IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH 530 PM EDT...
AT 502 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
TRAPHILL, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TRAPHILL...
ENNICE...
ROARING GAP...
STONE MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...
ABSHERS...
GLADE VALLEY...
AND BARRETT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3631 8117 3657 8104 3650 8079 3624 8100
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 212DEG 16KT 3637 8104
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
WP
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