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WWUS81 KRNK 210200
SPSRNK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1000 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
VAZ033-034-044-210230-
FRANKLIN VA-BEDFORD VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-
1000 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
NORTHWESTERN PITTSYLVANIA...SOUTHWESTERN BEDFORD AND NORTHEASTERN
FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 1030 PM EDT...
AT 1000 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
UNION HALL, OR NEAR PENHOOK, MOVING EAST AT 15 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...
MONETA...
HUDDLESTON...
PENHOOK...
SAGO...
SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE STATE PARK...
WESTERN SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE...
AND PITTSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3685 7964 3685 7965 3696 7983 3719 7970
3722 7934 3713 7940 3712 7938 3712 7940
3707 7944 3706 7944 3708 7941 3709 7940
3709 7939 3701 7943 3682 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 281DEG 15KT 3704 7966
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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