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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
712 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
VAZ014-017-022-060000-
FLOYD VA-MONTGOMERY VA-ROANOKE VA-
712 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
SOUTHWESTERN ROANOKE...NORTHEASTERN FLOYD AND SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY
COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM EDT...
AT 712 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
PILOT, MOVING EAST AT 10 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...
PILOT...
SHAWSVILLE...
TERRYS FORK...
ELLISTON-LAFAYETTE...
AND CHECK.
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 3692 8043 3719 8046 3727 8018 3699 8014
3695 8014 3695 8016 3696 8017 3695 8018
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 258DEG 7KT 3708 8037
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JCB
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