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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
307 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
VAZ024-211945-
ROCKBRIDGE VA-
307 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY...THE CITY OF BUENA VISTA AND THE CITY OF LEXINGTON
THROUGH 345 PM EDT...
AT 301 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ALLEHANY HIGHLANDS. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 30
MPH. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN, BUT MAY STILL CONTAIN
GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN AS THEY CROSS I-81 NEAR LEXINGTON VA.
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...
LEXINGTON...
BUENA VISTA...
GLASGOW...
GOSHEN...
COLLIERSTOWN...
ROCKBRIDGE BATHS...
AND CORNWALL.
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.
LAT...LON 3808 7948 3788 7915 3780 7917 3780 7922
3781 7923 3779 7927 3766 7935 3763 7939
3761 7946 3757 7944 3753 7950 3759 7958
3760 7957 3766 7968 3769 7967 3774 7969
3785 7961 3788 7965 3790 7963
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 278DEG 26KT 3813 7960 3758 7972
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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