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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
534 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026
VAC009-011-019-029-031-143-680-142200-
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APPOMATTOX VA-CAMPBELL VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-BEDFORD VA-BUCKINGHAM VA-
AMHERST VA-CITY OF LYNCHBURG VA-
534 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR APPOMATTOX...CAMPBELL...NORTHEASTERN PITTSYLVANIA...SOUTHEASTERN
BEDFORD...SOUTHWESTERN BUCKINGHAM...AND SOUTHEASTERN AMHERST
COUNTIES AND THE SOUTHEASTERN CITY OF LYNCHBURG...
AT 533 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR BENT CREEK TO RUSTBURG TO NEAR MONETA, MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LYNCHBURG...
ALTAVISTA...
APPOMATTOX...
HURT...
HUDDLESTON...
CONCORD...
AND RUSTBURG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS, AS WELL AS DEADLY CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING. FOR YOUR SAFETY, MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
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.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO, PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL OF ANY
SIZE, AS WELL AS REPORTS OF ANY WIND DAMAGE, INCLUDING DOWNED TREES
OR LARGE LIMBS, TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE
AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE
SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND
ON X.
LAT...LON 3736 7856 3738 7859 3734 7860 3730 7864
3722 7875 3723 7878 3720 7881 3721 7882
3716 7885 3702 7938 3725 7970 3733 7919
3764 7895 3755 7890 3752 7883 3756 7882
3760 7883 3760 7882 3743 7846
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 312DEG 40KT 3750 7886 3725 7909 3722 7959
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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