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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
417 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
WVZ042-042045-
MERCER WV-
417 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
CENTRAL MERCER COUNTY THROUGH 445 PM EDT...
AT 417 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
WENONAH, OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF MATOAKA, 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...
PRINCETON...
ATHENS...
MATOAKA...
CAMP CREEK...
CERES...
CAMP CREEK STATE PARK...
AND SPANISHBURG.
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.
LAT...LON 3747 8128 3750 8126 3751 8123 3751 8121
3756 8120 3746 8090 3729 8105 3729 8108
3727 8113 3741 8129 3742 8128 3745 8131
3746 8131
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 303DEG 23KT 3751 8130
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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