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WWUS84 KMRX 092331
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
731 PM EDT SUN AUG 9 2026
VAZ008-100015-
WASHINGTON VA-
731 PM EDT SUN AUG 9 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY
THROUGH 815 PM EDT...
AT 731 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
ABINGDON, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ABINGDON, GLADE SPRING, DAMASCUS, AND EMORY-MEADOWVIEW.
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.
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 3661 8186 3662 8188 3671 8198 3687 8178
3679 8170 3670 8165
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 232DEG 21KT 3671 8185
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
DGS
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