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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
427 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
VAZ045>047-059-042100-
BUCKINGHAM VA-CAMPBELL VA-CHARLOTTE VA-APPOMATTOX VA-
427 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
APPOMATTOX...NORTH CENTRAL CHARLOTTE...NORTHEASTERN CAMPBELL AND
SOUTHWESTERN BUCKINGHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT...
AT 426 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
TOWER HILL, OR NEAR BENT CREEK, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 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...
APPOMATTOX...
BENT CREEK...
CONCORD...
PAMPLIN CITY...
MADISONVILLE...
APPOMATTOX NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK...
AND SHEPPARDS.
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
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3734 7846 3733 7849 3736 7858 3740 7860
3734 7860 3727 7868 3723 7869 3720 7869
3719 7864 3718 7864 3714 7869 3735 7908
3754 7888 3754 7882 3757 7881 3758 7883
3759 7882 3742 7841
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 302DEG 11KT 3748 7881
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JCB
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