483  
WWUS81 KRNK 211830  
SPSRNK  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
230 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
 
VAZ034-035-045-211900-  
AMHERST VA-CAMPBELL VA-BEDFORD VA-  
230 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CAMPBELL  
CENTRAL  
BEDFORD...AND SOUTH CENTRAL AMHERST COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF  
LYNCHBURG THROUGH 300 PM EDT...  
 
AT 229 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
BEDFORD, MOVING EAST AT 35 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...  
LYNCHBURG...  
BEDFORD...  
FOREST...  
RUSTBURG...  
BOONSBORO...  
GOODE...  
AND TIMBERLAKE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3719 7962 3736 7969 3753 7918 3741 7909  
3727 7908  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1829Z 253DEG 32KT 3731 7957  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
BMG  
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