003
WWUS81 KRNK 161706
SPSRNK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
106 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
NCZ004-005-VAZ032-043-161730-
STOKES NC-ROCKINGHAM NC-HENRY VA-PATRICK VA-
106 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
NORTHEASTERN STOKES...ROCKINGHAM...SOUTHWESTERN HENRY AND
SOUTHEASTERN PATRICK COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM EDT...
AT 106 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER STONEVILLE, 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...
REIDSVILLE...
WENTWORTH...
MAYODAN...
MADISON...
STONEVILLE...
AND SPENCER.
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 3644 8016 3665 8026 3668 7992 3656 7971
3654 7971 3654 7967 3646 7952 3640 7952
3631 7972
TIME...MOT...LOC 1706Z 313DEG 20KT 3648 7993
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
CDG
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