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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
602 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
NCZ004-005-052245-
STOKES NC-ROCKINGHAM NC-
602 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
SOUTHEASTERN STOKES AND SOUTHWESTERN ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 645
PM EDT...
AT 601 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
GERMANTON, OR NEAR WALNUT COVE, MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MADISON...
WALNUT COVE...
KING...
PINE HALL...
ELLISBORO...
GERMANTON...
AND STOKESDALE.
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 3626 8032 3633 8035 3639 7996 3625 7988
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 257DEG 15KT 3628 8023
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JCB
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