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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
639 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
NCZ001-212315-
ASHE NC-
639 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
NORTHWESTERN ASHE COUNTY THROUGH 715 PM EDT...
AT 639 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
ASHLAND. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ASHLAND...
CLIFTON...
TROUT...
FLATWOOD...
AND SHATLEY SPRINGS.
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 3643 8172 3646 8171 3647 8170 3651 8170
3653 8171 3656 8169 3657 8169 3657 8168
3659 8168 3659 8159 3640 8151 3638 8172
3640 8174 3641 8174
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 249DEG 3KT 3649 8171
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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