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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
451 AM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026
VAZ033-043-044-110915-
HENRY VA-FRANKLIN VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-
451 AM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
WEST CENTRAL PITTSYLVANIA...NORTHEASTERN HENRY AND SOUTHEASTERN
FRANKLIN COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF MARTINSVILLE THROUGH 515 AM EDT...
AT 451 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
FIGSBORO, OR NEAR SYDNORSVILLE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 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...
MARTINSVILLE...
SYDNORSVILLE...
PENHOOK...
SNOW CREEK...
LEATHERWOOD...
VILLA HEIGHTS...
AND CHATMOSS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3663 7984 3667 7990 3681 7996 3710 7974
3694 7948
TIME...MOT...LOC 0851Z 217DEG 27KT 3678 7985
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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