346
WWUS81 KRNK 142132
SPSRNK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
532 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026
VAZ013-014-016-017-033-142200-
FRANKLIN VA-PULASKI VA-FLOYD VA-MONTGOMERY VA-CARROLL VA-
532 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PULASKI...FLOYD
NORTH CENTRAL
CARROLL...WEST CENTRAL FRANKLIN AND SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES AND
THE CITY OF RADFORD THROUGH 600 PM EDT...
AT 532 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR CROCKETT SPRINGS TO NEAR PULASKI. MOVEMENT
WAS SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHRISTIANSBURG...
RADFORD...
PULASKI...
DUBLIN...
FLOYD...
INDIAN VALLEY...
AND PILOT.
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.
LAT...LON 3719 8030 3694 7997 3685 8065 3705 8090
3709 8092
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 312DEG 31KT 3712 8032 3708 8085
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
DS
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page