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WWUS81 KRNK 070219
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1019 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
VAZ018-019-WVZ044-507-070245-
CRAIG VA-ALLEGHANY VA-EASTERN GREENBRIER WV-MONROE WV-
1019 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
WESTERN ALLEGHANY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...NORTH CENTRAL
CRAIG COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...SOUTHEASTERN GREENBRIER AND
NORTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA THROUGH
1045 PM EDT...
AT 1019 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER EARLEHURST, OR NEAR ALLEGHANY, MOVING NORTHEAST AT
20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND HALF INCH 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...
ALLEGHANY...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...
RONCEVERTE...
UNION...
PAINT BANK...
JORDAN MINES...
AND LAUREL BRANCH.
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 3767 7998 3748 8052 3767 8061 3798 8008
TIME...MOT...LOC 0219Z 212DEG 19KT 3766 8028
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
CDG
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