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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
605 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
VAZ033-034-043-044-042230-
HENRY VA-FRANKLIN VA-BEDFORD VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-
605 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
NORTHWESTERN PITTSYLVANIA...SOUTHWESTERN BEDFORD...NORTHEASTERN HENRY
AND EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...
AT 605 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER PENHOOK, MOVING NORTH AT 25 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...
ROCKY MOUNT...
CALLANDS...
SYDNORSVILLE...
PENHOOK...
MONETA...
SNOW CREEK...
AND NORTHWEST SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL, CENTRAL, SOUTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3681 8003 3721 7971 3710 7941 3706 7944
3707 7940 3709 7940 3709 7938 3674 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 195DEG 22KT 3696 7963
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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