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WWUS81 KRNK 151820
SPSRNK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
220 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
NCZ004-005-VAZ012-013-016-017-032-151845-
STOKES NC-ROCKINGHAM NC-PULASKI VA-PATRICK VA-WYTHE VA-FLOYD VA-
CARROLL VA-
220 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
NORTHERN STOKES...WEST CENTRAL ROCKINGHAM...SOUTHWESTERN PULASKI...
SOUTHWESTERN FLOYD...EAST CENTRAL WYTHE...CENTRAL CARROLL AND
SOUTHERN PATRICK COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT...
AT 219 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR COLLINSTOWN, OR NEAR SANDY RIDGE, MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 25 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...
HILLSVILLE...
STUART...
STONEVILLE...
DANBURY...
FRANCISCO...
ALLISONIA...
AND FANCY GAP.
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 3649 8045 3655 8044 3655 8054 3691 8106
3704 8082 3656 8005 3654 8005 3646 7990
3636 8026
TIME...MOT...LOC 1819Z 320DEG 20KT 3653 8023
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
CDG
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