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WWUS81 KRNK 042024
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
424 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
VAZ007-010-012-042100-
TAZEWELL VA-BLAND VA-WYTHE VA-
424 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
NORTHEASTERN TAZEWELL...CENTRAL BLAND AND NORTHWESTERN WYTHE COUNTIES
THROUGH 500 PM EDT...
AT 424 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
TIPTOP, OR 8 MILES WEST OF BLUEFIELD, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 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...
BLAND...
BLUEFIELD...
BASTIAN...
BURKES GARDEN...
CLEAR FORK...
GRATTON...
AND TIPTOP.
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 3723 8151 3725 8150 3725 8148 3727 8145
3727 8142 3730 8140 3726 8126 3724 8123
3724 8120 3718 8100 3695 8117 3722 8154
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 301DEG 25KT 3723 8142
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JCB
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