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WWUS81 KRNK 051740
SPSRNK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
140 PM EDT SAT SEP 5 2026
NCZ004-051800-
STOKES NC-
140 PM EDT SAT SEP 5 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
SOUTHERN STOKES COUNTY THROUGH 200 PM EDT...
AT 139 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
HANGING ROCK STATE PARK, OR NEAR DANBURY, MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WALNUT COVE...
DANBURY...
KING...
PINNACLE...
HANGING ROCK STATE PARK...
CAPELLA...
AND GERMANTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3626 8041 3640 8044 3644 8016 3626 8010
TIME...MOT...LOC 1739Z 337DEG 19KT 3636 8027
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
WP
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