573  
WWUS81 KRNK 070037  
SPSRNK  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC  
837 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2026  
 
VAZ023-034-070100-  
BOTETOURT VA-BEDFORD VA-  
837 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT  
NORTHWESTERN BEDFORD AND SOUTHEASTERN BOTETOURT COUNTIES THROUGH 900  
PM EDT...  
 
AT 836 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
MONTVALE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE 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...  
BUCHANAN...  
TROUTVILLE...  
MONTVALE...  
NACE...  
ARCADIA...  
PEAKS OF OTTER SUMMIT...  
AND SPRINGWOOD.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3728 7967 3743 7993 3763 7968 3742 7942  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 224DEG 8KT 3740 7969  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
RWH  
 
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