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WWUS81 KRNK 052123
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
523 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
VAZ035-046-047-052200-
BUCKINGHAM VA-AMHERST VA-APPOMATTOX VA-
523 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
NORTHWESTERN APPOMATTOX...WEST CENTRAL BUCKINGHAM AND SOUTHEASTERN
AMHERST COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT...
AT 523 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
RIVERVILLE, OR NEAR BENT CREEK, 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...
AMHERST...
BENT CREEK...
FALCONERVILLE...
RIVERVILLE...
WINGINA...
TOWER HILL...
AND NEW GLASGOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS, STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS, AND
MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS, STREAMS, AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE.
DRIVERS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA CAUTION TO AVOID
HYDROPLANING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3748 7865 3745 7910 3758 7914 3764 7895
3755 7890 3754 7883 3757 7881 3759 7883
3760 7881 3763 7882 3764 7880 3763 7872
3764 7871 3767 7872 3767 7871
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 257DEG 8KT 3755 7891
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JCB
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