532  
WWUS81 KRNK 211814  
SPSRNK  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
214 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
 
VAZ011-018-019-023-WVZ044-211900-  
GILES VA-BOTETOURT VA-CRAIG VA-ALLEGHANY VA-MONROE WV-  
214 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
 
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT  
SOUTH CENTRAL ALLEGHANY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
NORTHEASTERN GILES AND CRAIG COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...  
BOTETOURT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEASTERN MONROE  
COUNTIES IN SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA THROUGH 300 PM EDT...  
 
AT 214 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG  
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR COVINGTON TO NEAR POTTS CREEK TO ZENITH.  
MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
BUCHANAN...  
NEW CASTLE...  
PAINT BANK...  
SINKING CREEK...  
EAGLE ROCK...  
ORISKANY...  
AND FINCASTLE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3774 7969 3769 7967 3766 7968 3764 7965  
3752 7968 3741 8007 3742 8008 3739 8013  
3736 8024 3735 8030 3737 8033 3734 8036  
3734 8039 3746 8071 3760 8021 3776 7996  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 276DEG 20KT 3771 7995 3760 8012 3748 8054  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 
 
 
BMG  
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