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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
313 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
VAZ024-035-041945-
AMHERST VA-ROCKBRIDGE VA-
313 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
SOUTHWESTERN ROCKBRIDGE AND WEST CENTRAL AMHERST COUNTIES AND THE
SOUTHWESTERN CITY OF BUENA VISTA THROUGH 345 PM EDT...
AT 313 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
GLASGOW, 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...
BUENA VISTA...
GLASGOW...
NAOLA...
AND PLEASANT VIEW.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3763 7907 3751 7923 3749 7926 3751 7926
3750 7929 3755 7937 3759 7938 3761 7940
3760 7943 3762 7944 3761 7946 3769 7959
3777 7948
TIME...MOT...LOC 1913Z 317DEG 22KT 3770 7948
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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