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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
631 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
VAC530-678-042241-
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0215.000000T0000Z-260904T2300Z/
CITY OF BUENA VISTA VA-CITY OF LEXINGTON VA-
631 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR
..THE CITY OF BUENA VISTA AND THE CITY OF LEXINGTON IS CANCELLED
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL, SOUTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3753 7981 3769 7959 3769 7937 3778 7916
3774 7907 3772 7907 3770 7903 3770 7899
3768 7898 3747 7919 3745 7927 3740 7925
3728 7936
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 303DEG 19KT 3771 7927
VAC009-019-023-163-042300-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0215.000000T0000Z-260904T2300Z/
ROCKBRIDGE VA-BEDFORD VA-BOTETOURT VA-AMHERST VA-
631 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ROCKBRIDGE...NORTHEASTERN BEDFORD...EAST CENTRAL
BOTETOURT AND CENTRAL AMHERST COUNTIES...
AT 631 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER ORONOCO, OR
NEAR BUENA VISTA, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BUCHANAN...
GLASGOW...
FORKS OF BUFFALO...
CLIFFORD...
BIG ISLAND...
FOREST...
AND COLEMAN FALLS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS, AS WELL AS DEADLY CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING. FOR YOUR SAFETY, MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
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.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO, PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL OF ANY
SIZE, AS WELL AS REPORTS OF ANY WIND DAMAGE, INCLUDING DOWNED TREES
OR LARGE LIMBS, TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE
AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE
SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND
ON X.
LAT...LON 3753 7981 3769 7959 3769 7937 3778 7916
3774 7907 3772 7907 3770 7903 3770 7899
3768 7898 3747 7919 3745 7927 3740 7925
3728 7936
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 303DEG 19KT 3771 7927
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
JCB
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