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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
612 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
VAZ018-WVZ044-042245-
CRAIG VA-MONROE WV-
612 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
CENTRAL CRAIG AND NORTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT...
AT 612 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
MONCOVE LAKE STATE PARK, OR NEAR PAINT BANK, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20
MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEW CASTLE...
PAINT BANK...
SINKING CREEK...
HOLLYWOOD...
CRAIG SPRINGS...
MONCOVE LAKE STATE PARK...
AND GAP MILLS.
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...AND
SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3752 8005 3735 8029 3736 8032 3762 8051
3767 8035
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 317DEG 17KT 3761 8039
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JCB
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