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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
540 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
VAZ007-009-010-012-042215-
TAZEWELL VA-BLAND VA-WYTHE VA-SMYTH VA-
540 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
NORTHEASTERN SMYTH...SOUTHEASTERN TAZEWELL...SOUTHWESTERN BLAND AND
NORTHWESTERN WYTHE COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...
AT 540 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
GRATTON, OR NEAR BURKES GARDEN, 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...
TAZEWELL...
CERES...
BURKES GARDEN...
NEBO...
MARION WYTHEVILLE...
GRATTON...
AND ATKINS.
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. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3710 8155 3718 8139 3702 8112 3686 8139
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 324DEG 12KT 3710 8141
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JCB
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