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WWUS84 KMRX 151803
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
203 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
VAZ002-005-006-008-151845-
WASHINGTON VA-SCOTT VA-WISE VA-RUSSELL VA-
203 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT RUSSELL...NORTHEASTERN SCOTT
WESTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN WISE COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF
BRISTOL THROUGH 245 PM EDT...
AT 203 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13
MILES NORTHWEST OF BRISTOL VA, MOVING EAST AT 15 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...
BRISTOL VA, LEBANON, CLEVELAND VA, ST. PAUL, NICKELSVILLE, DUNGANNON,
COLLINGWOOD, CASTLEWOOD, HOLSTON, AND HANSONVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3696 8196 3659 8211 3668 8254 3699 8241
3698 8237 3696 8236 3700 8229 3700 8227
3699 8226 3703 8220
TIME...MOT...LOC 1803Z 288DEG 12KT 3677 8233
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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