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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
759 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
VAZ058-050030-
HALIFAX VA-
759 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
SOUTHEASTERN HALIFAX COUNTY THROUGH 830 PM EDT...
AT 759 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
SOUTH BOSTON, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SOUTH BOSTON...
HALIFAX...
SCOTTSBURG...
HITESBURG...
STAUNTON RIVER STATE PARK...
DRYBURG...
AND VIRGILINA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS, STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS, AND
MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS, STREAMS, AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE.
DRIVERS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA CAUTION TO AVOID
HYDROPLANING.
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 3664 7857 3664 7858 3669 7865 3669 7868
3668 7870 3667 7870 3664 7871 3658 7872
3656 7874 3654 7873 3654 7881 3672 7900
3686 7884 3676 7868 3674 7869 3671 7867
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 315DEG 27KT 3675 7886
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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