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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
208 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ013>017-032-211900-
SURRY NC-ASHE NC-WILKES NC-WATAUGA NC-ALLEGHANY NC-GRAYSON VA-
PULASKI VA-PATRICK VA-FLOYD VA-MONTGOMERY VA-CARROLL VA-
208 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
ASHE...ALLEGHANY...SURRY...WILKES AND WATAUGA COUNTIES IN
NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...PULASKI...FLOYD...CARROLL...GRAYSON...
PATRICK AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...THE CITY
OF RADFORD AND THE CITY OF GALAX THROUGH 300 PM EDT...
AT 204 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOPING ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE AND EASTERN NEW RIVER VALLEY.
MOVEMENT WAS GENERALLY SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH, BUT SOME OF THE
STORMS WERE ALSO REDEVELOPING OVER THE SAME AREAS WHICH MAY PROMOTE
LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL. HEAVY RAIN.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE. POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING MAY OCCUR FROM HEAVY RAIN.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BLACKSBURG...
CHRISTIANSBURG...
BOONE...
RADFORD...
MOUNT AIRY...
PULASKI...
AND GALAX.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH SOME OF THESE
STORMS. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK
A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3612 8181 3621 8191 3634 8185 3634 8171
3670 8154 3680 8105 3673 8098 3688 8074
3711 8093 3734 8027 3734 8026 3703 8010
3687 8023 3680 8004 3654 8005 3655 8044
3624 8045 3624 8087 3606 8088 3600 8132
TIME...MOT...LOC 1804Z 308DEG 6KT 3682 8065 3616 8135
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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