901
WWUS81 KRNK 141931
SPSRNK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
331 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026
VAZ019-020-WVZ043-044-507-141945-
BATH VA-ALLEGHANY VA-SUMMERS WV-EASTERN GREENBRIER WV-MONROE WV-
331 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
NORTHWESTERN ALLEGHANY AND SOUTHWESTERN BATH COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL
VIRGINIA...SOUTHEASTERN GREENBRIER...NORTHEASTERN SUMMERS AND
NORTHERN MONROE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA THROUGH 345 PM
EDT...
AT 331 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR LAKE MOOMAW TO NEAR RONCEVERTE TO
SANDSTONE. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALLEGHANY...
LEWISBURG...
FAIRLEA...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...
RONCEVERTE...
ALDERSON...
NEOLA...
AND SANDSTONE.
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 THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3796 7975 3763 8041 3762 8081 3768 8089
3769 8088 3770 8091 3772 8089 3775 8092
3776 8090 3778 8090 3778 8069 3776 8067
3778 8066 3778 8058 3806 8004 3806 7996
3809 7994
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 303DEG 33KT 3803 7997 3775 8051 3775 8086
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
DS
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