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WWUS81 KRNK 182137
SPSRNK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
537 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2019
VAZ033-182230-
FRANKLIN-
537 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2019
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY
THROUGH 630 PM EDT...
AT 536 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER WIRTZ, MOVING
EAST AT 10 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROCKY MOUNT...
BOONES MILL...
PENHOOK...
BURNT CHIMNEY...
AND WESTERN SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3704 8003 3715 7995 3716 7993 3712 7965
3710 7964 3709 7962 3708 7961 3708 7962
3705 7959 3705 7960 3703 7960 3686 7964
3685 7965
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 287DEG 10KT 3706 7990
RAB
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