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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
219 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
VAZ011-013-014-WVZ044-041845-
GILES VA-PULASKI VA-MONTGOMERY VA-MONROE WV-
219 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
NORTH CENTRAL PULASKI...EASTERN GILES...NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY AND
SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT...
AT 219 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
KIMBALLTON, OR NEAR PETERSTOWN, 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...
PEARISBURG...
PEMBROKE...
MOUNTAIN LAKE...
NEWPORT...
EGGLESTON...
MC COY...
AND KIMBALLTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS, STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS, AND
MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS, STREAMS, AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE.
DRIVERS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA CAUTION TO AVOID
HYDROPLANING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHEASTERN WEST
VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3736 8045 3734 8044 3733 8044 3733 8045
3732 8044 3715 8064 3738 8081 3746 8070
TIME...MOT...LOC 1819Z 311DEG 13KT 3739 8072
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JCB
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