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WWUS81 KRNK 151936
SPSRNK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
336 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
VAZ007-009-152000-
TAZEWELL VA-SMYTH VA-
336 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
NORTHWESTERN SMYTH AND SOUTHWESTERN TAZEWELL COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM
EDT...
AT 336 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER RICHLANDS, 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...
RICHLANDS...
TAZEWELL...
SALTVILLE...
CEDAR BLUFF...
RAVEN...
AMONATE...
AND CLIFFIELD.
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 3713 8189 3718 8185 3720 8176 3724 8174
3724 8172 3720 8168 3720 8164 3706 8142
3704 8143 3704 8146 3702 8145 3683 8174
3693 8183 3695 8182 3696 8178 3703 8181
3711 8189
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 299DEG 23KT 3709 8182
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
CDG
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