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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
642 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
VAZ035-046-047-042315-
BUCKINGHAM VA-AMHERST VA-APPOMATTOX VA-
642 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
CENTRAL APPOMATTOX...SOUTHWESTERN BUCKINGHAM AND SOUTHEASTERN AMHERST
COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM EDT...
AT 642 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
AMHERST, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 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...
AMHERST...
APPOMATTOX...
BENT CREEK...
APPOMATTOX NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK...
STONEWALL...
SPOUT SPRING...
AND TOWER HILL.
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.
LAT...LON 3726 7881 3740 7900 3743 7902 3743 7904
3751 7915 3768 7898 3768 7897 3767 7897
3754 7890 3755 7888 3754 7883 3757 7881
3758 7883 3759 7883 3747 7866
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 307DEG 26KT 3758 7902
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JCB
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