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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
700 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2026
NCZ006-192315-
CASWELL NC-
700 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
EASTERN CASWELL COUNTY THROUGH 715 PM EDT...
AT 700 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
TOPNOT, OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF YANCEYVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PROSPECT HILL...
MILTON...
LEASBURG...
SEMORA...
TOPNOT...
HIGHTOWERS...
AND BAYNES.
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.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3625 7936 3654 7921 3654 7914 3624 7915
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 288DEG 19KT 3636 7922
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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