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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
342 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
VAZ007-009-010-012-015-042030-
TAZEWELL VA-GRAYSON VA-BLAND VA-WYTHE VA-SMYTH VA-
342 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
SMYTH...SOUTH CENTRAL TAZEWELL...SOUTHWESTERN BLAND...SOUTHWESTERN
WYTHE AND NORTHWESTERN GRAYSON COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...
AT 342 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
NEBO, OR 7 MILES NORTH OF MARION, 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...
MARION...
RURAL RETREAT...
MOUNT ROGERS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...
SPEEDWELL...
SUGAR GROVE...
CERES...
AND TROUTDALE.
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 VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3705 8141 3681 8102 3681 8104 3680 8104
3665 8153 3697 8178
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 308DEG 23KT 3695 8149
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JCB
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