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WWUS51 KRNK 151920
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
320 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
NCC193-197-152000-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0181.000000T0000Z-260815T2000Z/
WILKES NC-YADKIN NC-
320 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WILKES AND SOUTHERN YADKIN COUNTIES...
AT 320 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LONE HICKORY,
OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF YADKINVILLE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
YADKINVILLE...
WINDY GAP...
BUCK SHOALS...
COURTNEY...
HUNTSVILLE...
BROOKS CROSSROADS...
AND SHACKTOWN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS. FOR YOUR SAFETY, MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY
FROM WINDOWS.
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 3614 8104 3619 8061 3617 8058 3609 8051
3605 8051 3606 8098
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 319DEG 12KT 3601 8068
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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