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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
615 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
VAZ013-017-032-042245-
PULASKI VA-PATRICK VA-FLOYD VA-
615 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI...SOUTHWESTERN FLOYD AND NORTH CENTRAL PATRICK
COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT...
AT 615 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
COPPER VALLEY, OR OVER INDIAN VALLEY, 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...
FLOYD...
INDIAN VALLEY...
WILLIS...
MEADOWS OF DAN...
MABRY MILL...
ALUM RIDGE...
AND ROCKY KNOB RECREATION AREA.
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 3668 8045 3669 8046 3670 8045 3692 8062
3695 8066 3701 8056 3699 8055 3700 8052
3701 8052 3699 8050 3699 8049 3700 8049
3699 8047 3700 8047 3688 8022 3687 8023
3687 8022
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 317DEG 17KT 3695 8054
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JCB
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