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WWUS81 KRNK 151926
SPSRNK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
326 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
VAZ012-015-016-152000-
GRAYSON VA-WYTHE VA-CARROLL VA-
326 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
CENTRAL WYTHE...WESTERN CARROLL AND NORTHEASTERN GRAYSON COUNTIES AND
THE CITY OF GALAX THROUGH 400 PM EDT...
AT 326 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR WOODLAWN, OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF FRIES, MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WYTHEVILLE...
GALAX...
HILLSVILLE...
FRIES...
BYLLESBY...
CRIPPLE CREEK...
AND IVANHOE.
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 3659 8093 3695 8122 3703 8109 3675 8066
TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 318DEG 11KT 3677 8087
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
CDG
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