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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
359 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
VAZ033-034-212030-
FRANKLIN VA-BEDFORD VA-
359 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN BEDFORD AND
NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...
AT 359 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
BURNT CHIMNEY, OR NEAR BOONES MILL, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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...
BOONES MILL...
MONETA...
CHAMBLISSBURG...
BURNT CHIMNEY...
WESTERN SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE...
NORTHWEST SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE...
AND GOODVIEW.
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, SOUTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3700 7984 3712 7997 3732 7968 3726 7956
3712 7951
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 233DEG 33KT 3710 7985
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
BMG
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