185  
WWUS51 KRNK 042142  
SVSRNK  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
542 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
NCC157-169-VAC089-141-042215-  
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0089.000000T0000Z-260704T2215Z/  
STOKES NC-ROCKINGHAM NC-HENRY VA-PATRICK VA-  
542 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT  
FOR  
NORTHEASTERN STOKES...NORTHWESTERN ROCKINGHAM...SOUTHWESTERN HENRY  
AND SOUTHEASTERN PATRICK COUNTIES...  
 
AT 542 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER SANDY RIDGE,  
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
SANDY RIDGE...  
SPENCER...  
RIDGEWAY...  
SANVILLE...  
PENNS STORE...  
PRICE...  
AND DILLARD.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS. FOR YOUR SAFETY, MOVE TO AN  
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY  
FROM WINDOWS.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO, PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL OF ANY  
SIZE, AS WELL AS REPORTS OF ANY WIND DAMAGE, INCLUDING DOWNED TREES  
OR LARGE LIMBS, TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE  
AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE  
SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND  
ON X.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3638 8008 3645 8025 3674 8006 3659 7983  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 207DEG 12KT 3649 8014  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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