403  
WWUS81 KRNK 212017  
SPSRNK  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
417 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
 
VAZ032-043-212045-  
HENRY VA-PATRICK VA-  
417 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN HENRY AND  
SOUTHEASTERN PATRICK COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF MARTINSVILLE THROUGH  
445 PM EDT...  
 
AT 416 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
SPENCER, MOVING EAST AT 25 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...  
MARTINSVILLE...  
SPENCER...  
RIDGEWAY...  
PENNS STORE...  
VILLA HEIGHTS...  
CHATMOSS...  
AND FIELDALE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR  
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AND SOUTH CENTRAL,  
SOUTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3657 8010 3668 8012 3674 7978 3655 7983  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 270DEG 20KT 3663 8004  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
BMG  
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