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WWUS81 KRNK 272043
SPSRNK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
443 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2026
VAZ011-014-018-022-272115-
GILES VA-MONTGOMERY VA-CRAIG VA-ROANOKE VA-
443 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN ROANOKE
EAST
CENTRAL GILES...SOUTHWESTERN CRAIG AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES AND THE
WEST CENTRAL CITY OF SALEM THROUGH 515 PM EDT...
AT 443 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
NEWPORT, MOVING EAST 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...
BLACKSBURG...
SALEM...
CHRISTIANSBURG...
NEWPORT...
SHAWSVILLE...
MC DONALDS MILL...
AND MERRIMAC.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3731 8007 3711 8018 3709 8025 3720 8052
3721 8051 3721 8052 3720 8054 3722 8058
3739 8051
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 284DEG 28KT 3729 8045
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
AS
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