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WWUS81 KRNK 051819
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
219 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
VAZ033-034-044-051845-
FRANKLIN VA-BEDFORD VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-
219 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
NORTHWESTERN PITTSYLVANIA...SOUTH CENTRAL BEDFORD AND EAST CENTRAL
FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT...
AT 218 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
PENHOOK, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 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...
MONETA...
PENHOOK...
HUDDLESTON...
SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE STATE PARK...
WESTERN SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE...
PITTSVILLE...
AND UNION HALL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
IF ON OR NEAR SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, 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 3689 7968 3702 7980 3724 7959 3711 7941
3706 7944 3706 7940 3709 7940 3709 7939
3698 7933
TIME...MOT...LOC 1818Z 240DEG 18KT 3699 7967
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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