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WWUS81 KRNK 211927
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
327 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
VAZ035-212000-
AMHERST VA-
327 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL AMHERST COUNTY
THROUGH 400 PM EDT...
AT 327 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
NEW GLASGOW, OR NEAR CLIFFORD, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AMHERST...
CLIFFORD...
NEW GLASGOW...
AND PINEY RIVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3753 7901 3763 7917 3771 7904 3770 7903
3771 7902 3770 7901 3770 7899 3768 7898
3768 7897 3767 7897 3766 7896 3757 7891
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 235DEG 32KT 3763 7898
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
BMG
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