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WWUS81 KRNK 052156
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
556 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
VAZ010>014-018-WVZ044-052245-
GILES VA-PULASKI VA-BLAND VA-WYTHE VA-MONTGOMERY VA-CRAIG VA-
MONROE WV-
556 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
PULASKI...GILES...SOUTHWESTERN CRAIG...EAST CENTRAL BLAND...NORTH
CENTRAL WYTHE...NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHEASTERN MONROE
COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF RADFORD THROUGH 645 PM EDT...
AT 556 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM KIMBALLTON TO NEAR LONG SPUR. MOVEMENT WAS EAST
AT 15 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...
BLACKSBURG...
RADFORD...
PULASKI...
PEARISBURG...
DUBLIN...
PEMBROKE...
AND NEWPORT.
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 THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3757 8015 3704 8059 3701 8101 3742 8068
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 257DEG 15KT 3738 8065 3709 8089
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JCB
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