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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
859 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
VAZ017-022-033-034-210130-
FRANKLIN VA-FLOYD VA-ROANOKE VA-BEDFORD VA-
859 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN ROANOKE
EAST
CENTRAL FLOYD...SOUTHWESTERN BEDFORD AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES AND THE
SOUTHEASTERN CITY OF ROANOKE THROUGH 930 PM EDT...
AT 859 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM ROANOKE MOUNTAIN TO NEAR CALLAWAY TO NEAR
FLOYD. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 25 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...
ROANOKE...
ROCKY MOUNT...
BOONES MILL...
FERRUM...
MONETA...
COPPER HILL...
AND ENDICOTT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
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 3723 7958 3700 7970 3684 8001 3693 8031
3706 8015 3726 7994
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 270DEG 20KT 3720 7992 3705 8005 3693 8025
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
BMG
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