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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
858 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
VAZ032-033-043-060145-
HENRY VA-FRANKLIN VA-PATRICK VA-
858 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
NORTHWESTERN HENRY...FRANKLIN AND NORTHEASTERN PATRICK COUNTIES
THROUGH 945 PM EDT...
AT 858 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR WIRTZ TO MEADOWS OF DAN. MOVEMENT WAS 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...
ROCKY MOUNT...
BASSETT...
SYDNORSVILLE...
FERRUM...
WOOLWINE...
PENHOOK...
AND ENDICOTT.
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 THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3673 8042 3710 7992 3707 7961 3705 7959
3705 7960 3703 7960 3699 7961 3664 8000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 280DEG 13KT 3705 7991 3673 8040
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JCB
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