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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
800 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
VAZ016-017-032-060030-
PATRICK VA-FLOYD VA-CARROLL VA-
800 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
SOUTHERN FLOYD...EAST CENTRAL CARROLL AND CENTRAL PATRICK COUNTIES
THROUGH 830 PM EDT...
AT 800 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
WILLIS, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 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...
FLOYD...
WOOLWINE...
WILLIS...
LAUREL FORK...
MEADOWS OF DAN...
BUFFALO RIDGE...
AND MABRY MILL.
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 3674 8064 3697 8037 3692 8019 3690 8020
3687 8023 3685 8014 3658 8036
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 307DEG 8KT 3682 8047
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JCB
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