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WWUS81 KRNK 022309
SPSRNK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
709 PM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
VAZ007-WVZ042>044-507-508-030000-
TAZEWELL VA-WESTERN GREENBRIER WV-MERCER WV-SUMMERS WV-
EASTERN GREENBRIER WV-MONROE WV-
709 PM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
NORTHEASTERN TAZEWELL...SOUTHWESTERN GREENBRIER...SUMMERS...MERCER
AND NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM EDT...
AT 709 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER FLAT TOP, OR NEAR CAMP CREEK, MOVING NORTHEAST AT
30 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...
PRINCETON...
HINTON...
RAINELLE...
ALDERSON...
ATHENS...
RUPERT...
AND QUINWOOD.
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 3794 8035 3734 8101 3719 8156 3732 8137
3742 8128 3746 8131 3751 8121 3758 8119
3759 8109 3772 8097 3768 8088 3774 8092
3777 8089 3782 8094 3787 8075 3795 8081
3799 8077 3803 8080 3803 8083 3813 8063
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 236DEG 25KT 3757 8111
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
CDG
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