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WWUS81 KRNK 042119
SPSRNK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
519 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
VAZ017-032-043-042145-
HENRY VA-PATRICK VA-FLOYD VA-
519 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
SOUTHWESTERN FLOYD...SOUTHWESTERN HENRY AND EASTERN PATRICK COUNTIES
THROUGH 545 PM EDT...
AT 519 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
ROCKY KNOB SUMMIT, OR NEAR WOOLWINE, 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...
STUART...
SPENCER...
BASSETT...
WOOLWINE...
WILLIS...
INDIAN VALLEY...
AND CRITZ.
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
SOUTH CENTRAL, SOUTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3685 8058 3688 8059 3693 8053 3673 7988
3654 8003 3654 8012
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 303DEG 21KT 3681 8036
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JCB
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