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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
317 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026
VAZ032-043-141930-
HENRY VA-PATRICK VA-
317 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL HENRY AND
SOUTHEASTERN PATRICK COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT...
AT 317 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
CRITZ, OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPENCER, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 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...
SANVILLE...
AND CRITZ.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS, STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS, AND
MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS, STREAMS, AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE.
DRIVERS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA CAUTION TO AVOID
HYDROPLANING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3668 8018 3674 8010 3668 7996 3658 8012
TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 316DEG 12KT 3668 8013
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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