779
WWUS81 KRNK 161635
SPSRNK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1235 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
NCZ004-005-VAZ032-043-044-161700-
STOKES NC-ROCKINGHAM NC-HENRY VA-PATRICK VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-
1235 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
NORTHEASTERN STOKES...NORTHWESTERN ROCKINGHAM...SOUTHWESTERN
PITTSYLVANIA...HENRY AND SOUTHEASTERN PATRICK COUNTIES AND THE CITY
OF MARTINSVILLE THROUGH 100 PM EDT...
AT 1234 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER HORSE PASTURE, OR OVER SPENCER, MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 25 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...
EDEN...
MARTINSVILLE...
STONEVILLE...
AXTON...
SPENCER...
BASSETT...
AND SANDY RIDGE.
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 3646 8009 3676 8029 3683 8007 3679 8004
3678 8001 3679 8003 3679 8001 3683 7999
3658 7957 3643 7974
TIME...MOT...LOC 1634Z 312DEG 24KT 3663 7997
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
CDG
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