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WWUS81 KRNK 042300
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
700 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
VAZ034-045-042330-
CAMPBELL VA-BEDFORD VA-
700 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
CENTRAL CAMPBELL...AND EAST CENTRAL BEDFORD COUNTIES AND THE SOUTHERN
CITY OF LYNCHBURG THROUGH 730 PM EDT...
AT 700 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
GOODE, OR NEAR FOREST, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 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...
LYNCHBURG...
FOREST...
EVINGTON...
RUSTBURG...
GOODE...
GLADYS...
AND TIMBERLAKE.
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, SOUTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3710 7913 3735 7947 3745 7938 3733 7896
3732 7896
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 301DEG 26KT 3739 7939
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JCB
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