959
WWUS81 KRNK 051353
SPSRNK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
953 AM EDT SAT SEP 5 2026
VAZ018-019-023-051430-
BOTETOURT VA-CRAIG VA-ALLEGHANY VA-
953 AM EDT SAT SEP 5 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
SOUTHWESTERN ALLEGHANY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...NORTHEASTERN
CRAIG COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND NORTHWESTERN BOTETOURT
COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA THROUGH 1030 AM EDT...
AT 953 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
GREENBRIER STATE FOREST, OR OVER WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALLEGHANY...
COVINGTON...
JORDAN MINES...
ORISKANY...
POTTS CREEK...
EARLEHURST...
AND GALA.
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.
LAT...LON 3770 7981 3747 7994 3762 8023 3763 8023
3764 8026 3766 8028 3769 8029 3772 8025
3774 8026 3775 8026 3777 8024 3778 8022
3780 8023 3782 8021
TIME...MOT...LOC 1353Z 294DEG 35KT 3776 8030
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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