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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
359 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
VAC009-011-031-680-042030-
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APPOMATTOX VA-CAMPBELL VA-AMHERST VA-CITY OF LYNCHBURG VA-
359 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT
FOR
WESTERN APPOMATTOX...NORTHEASTERN CAMPBELL...AND SOUTHEASTERN AMHERST
COUNTIES AND THE NORTHEASTERN CITY OF LYNCHBURG...
AT 359 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER FALCONERVILLE,
OR NEAR AMHERST, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LYNCHBURG...
AMHERST...
APPOMATTOX...
CONCORD...
MADISON HEIGHTS...
APPOMATTOX NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK...
AND STONEWALL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS, AS WELL AS DEADLY CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING. FOR YOUR SAFETY, MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
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.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO, PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL OF ANY
SIZE, AS WELL AS REPORTS OF ANY WIND DAMAGE, INCLUDING DOWNED TREES
OR LARGE LIMBS, TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE
AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE
SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND
ON X.
LAT...LON 3721 7891 3746 7921 3747 7918 3748 7921
3750 7922 3751 7924 3750 7925 3752 7927
3764 7911 3744 7870
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 308DEG 23KT 3752 7913
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
JCB
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