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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1217 AM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
VAZ010>013-220445-
GILES VA-PULASKI VA-BLAND VA-WYTHE VA-
1217 AM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
NORTHWESTERN PULASKI...CENTRAL GILES...BLAND AND NORTH CENTRAL WYTHE
COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 AM EDT...
AT 1217 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER WHITE GATE, OR NEAR POPLAR HILL, MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 20 MPH.
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...
BLAND...
PEARISBURG...
NARROWS...
PEMBROKE...
PETERSTOWN...
ROCKY GAP...
AND BASTIAN.
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 3730 8098 3729 8095 3731 8090 3735 8085
3737 8087 3740 8081 3740 8079 3737 8077
3738 8073 3733 8061 3716 8062 3699 8111
3715 8125
TIME...MOT...LOC 0417Z 244DEG 18KT 3722 8084
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
CDG
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