994
WWUS81 KRNK 210128
SPSRNK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
928 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
VAZ033-034-210200-
FRANKLIN VA-BEDFORD VA-
928 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN BEDFORD AND CENTRAL
FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 PM EDT...
AT 927 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE TO NEAR BURNT CHIMNEY
TO FERRUM. 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...
ROCKY MOUNT...
FERRUM...
MONETA...
PENHOOK...
BURNT CHIMNEY...
NORTHWEST SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE...
AND GOODVIEW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
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.
IF ON OR NEAR SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE
INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER, LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO
10 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER
NOW! DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3693 8016 3707 7996 3722 7981 3725 7947
3705 7954 3703 7956 3704 7959 3700 7961
3688 7979
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 263DEG 23KT 3714 7977 3707 7981 3694 7998
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
BMG
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