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WWUS81 KRNK 042057
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
457 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
VAZ046-047-059-042130-
BUCKINGHAM VA-CHARLOTTE VA-APPOMATTOX VA-
457 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
SOUTHEASTERN APPOMATTOX...NORTHEASTERN CHARLOTTE AND SOUTH CENTRAL
BUCKINGHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT...
AT 457 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
HIXBURG, OR 11 MILES EAST OF APPOMATTOX, 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...
PAMPLIN CITY...
MADISONVILLE...
ABILENE...
SHEPPARDS...
ANDERSONVILLE...
HIXBURG...
AND EVERGREEN.
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 7859
3734 7860 3727 7868 3720 7869 3719 7868
3719 7864 3717 7864 3714 7859 3715 7855
3714 7852 3709 7848 3708 7844 3704 7845
3705 7846 3722 7886 3750 7859 3742 7841
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 301DEG 21KT 3738 7861
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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