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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
653 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
NCZ004-005-052345-
STOKES NC-ROCKINGHAM NC-
653 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
SOUTHEASTERN STOKES AND SOUTHWESTERN ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 745
PM EDT...
AT 653 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
ELLISBORO, OR NEAR MADISON, MOVING 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...
REIDSVILLE...
WENTWORTH...
MADISON...
PINE HALL...
INTELLIGENCE...
ELLISBORO...
AND BETHANY.
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 8008 3638 8009 3644 7969 3625 7968
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 267DEG 13KT 3630 8000
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JCB
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