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WWUS81 KRNK 151740
SPSRNK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
140 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
NCZ002-003-019-020-151815-
YADKIN NC-SURRY NC-WILKES NC-ALLEGHANY NC-
140 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
CENTRAL ALLEGHANY...WESTERN SURRY...NORTHEASTERN WILKES AND
NORTHWESTERN YADKIN COUNTIES IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH
215 PM EDT...
AT 139 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER MOUNTAIN PARK, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...WIND GUSTS MAY KNOCK OVER LOOSE OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELKIN...
FAIRVIEW...
JONESVILLE...
DOBSON...
BOONVILLE...
RONDA...
AND TRAPHILL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3644 8127 3654 8094 3632 8056 3614 8086
TIME...MOT...LOC 1739Z 302DEG 19KT 3636 8084
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
CDG
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