192
WWUS81 KRNK 201932
SPSRNK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
332 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2025
NCZ002-003-VAZ015-016-202000-
SURRY NC-ALLEGHANY NC-GRAYSON VA-CARROLL VA-
332 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2025
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
NORTHEASTERN ALLEGHANY AND NORTHWESTERN SURRY COUNTIES IN
NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL AND SOUTHEASTERN
GRAYSON COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND THE CITY OF GALAX
THROUGH 400 PM EDT...
AT 332 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER ENNICE, MOVING SOUTH AT 15 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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GALAX...
HILLSVILLE...
SPARTA...
INDEPENDENCE...
FANCY GAP...
ENNICE...
AND CANA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3669 8122 3668 8092 3688 8066 3669 8053
3666 8057 3666 8059 3661 8062 3644 8082
3642 8108 3643 8108 3643 8111 3642 8115
TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 342DEG 11KT 3656 8101
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
CDG
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