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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
148 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
NCZ019-051815-
WILKES NC-
148 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN WILKES COUNTY
THROUGH 215 PM EDT...
AT 147 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
MAPLE SPRINGS, OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WILBAR, MOVING EAST 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...
NORTH WILKESBORO...
WILKESBORO...
BOOMER...
MULBERRY...
WILKESBORO RESERVOIR...
BUCK...
AND MILLERS CREEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF ON OR NEAR WEST KERR SCOTT RESERVOIR, GET OUT OF THE WATER AND
MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER, LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT
TO 10 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER,
YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER
NOW! DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3611 8149 3619 8147 3620 8146 3621 8146
3626 8145 3624 8114 3603 8117
TIME...MOT...LOC 1747Z 279DEG 8KT 3617 8137
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
PW
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