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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
441 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
VAZ043-044-212115-
HENRY VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-
441 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN PITTSYLVANIA AND
SOUTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTIES AND THE SOUTHEASTERN CITY OF
MARTINSVILLE THROUGH 515 PM EDT...
AT 441 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
CHATMOSS, OR NEAR AXTON, 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...
AXTON...
SWANSONVILLE...
CHATMOSS...
AIKEN SUMMIT...
SANDY RIVER...
AND LAUREL PARK.
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 NORTH CAROLINA...AND SOUTH CENTRAL, CENTRAL,
SOUTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3660 7985 3671 7984 3676 7959 3667 7955
3657 7960
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 269DEG 23KT 3667 7979
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
BMG
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