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WWUS81 KRNK 042131
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
531 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
VAZ045-058-059-042200-
HALIFAX VA-CAMPBELL VA-CHARLOTTE VA-
531 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
WEST CENTRAL CHARLOTTE...SOUTHEASTERN CAMPBELL AND NORTHWESTERN
HALIFAX COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT...
AT 530 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
BROOKNEAL, 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...
BROOKNEAL...
NATHALIE...
CODY...
MT LAUREL...
CRYSTAL HILL...
AND ASPEN.
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. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3675 7887 3697 7912 3706 7909 3707 7910
3714 7902 3696 7866
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 309DEG 20KT 3703 7903
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JCB
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