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WWUS81 KRNK 052236
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
636 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
VAZ013-014-052315-
PULASKI VA-MONTGOMERY VA-
636 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
EAST CENTRAL PULASKI AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF RADFORD
THROUGH 715 PM EDT...
AT 636 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
RADFORD, MOVING NORTHEAST 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...
BLACKSBURG...
CHRISTIANSBURG...
RADFORD...
SHAWSVILLE...
FAIRLAWN...
MC DONALDS MILL...
AND MERRIMAC.
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 3735 8029 3718 8018 3711 8018 3709 8025
3702 8058 3726 8057 3728 8050 3731 8044
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 242DEG 14KT 3711 8053
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JCB
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