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WWUS81 KRNK 221416
SPSRNK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1016 AM EDT WED JUL 22 2026
VAZ044-221445-
PITTSYLVANIA VA-
1016 AM EDT WED JUL 22 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
SOUTHERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY THROUGH 1045 AM EDT...
AT 1016 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
SWANSONVILLE, OR NEAR CALLANDS, MOVING EAST AT 40 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...
CHATHAM...
BLAIRS...
CALLANDS...
JAVA...
SWANSONVILLE...
DRY FORK...
AND SANDY RIVER.
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 3671 7968 3680 7965 3689 7913 3663 7920
TIME...MOT...LOC 1416Z 270DEG 34KT 3676 7960
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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