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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
614 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
VAZ011-014-018-WVZ044-212245-
GILES VA-MONTGOMERY VA-CRAIG VA-MONROE WV-
614 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
GILES...WESTERN CRAIG...NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY AND MONROE COUNTIES
THROUGH 645 PM EDT...
AT 614 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM UNION TO NEAR ZENITH TO NEAR KIMBALLTON TO NEAR
THESSALIA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST 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...
BLACKSBURG...
PEARISBURG...
NARROWS...
PEMBROKE...
UNION...
PAINT BANK...
AND NEWPORT.
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 3764 8026 3752 8014 3738 8019 3734 8026
3731 8026 3723 8039 3727 8089 3745 8072
3765 8066
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 266DEG 25KT 3761 8054 3747 8050 3734 8067 3728
8083
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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