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WWUS81 KRNK 220442
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1242 AM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
VAZ010>014-220515-
GILES VA-PULASKI VA-BLAND VA-WYTHE VA-MONTGOMERY VA-
1242 AM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
PULASKI...GILES...EASTERN BLAND...NORTHEASTERN WYTHE AND WESTERN
MONTGOMERY COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF RADFORD THROUGH 115 AM EDT...
AT 1242 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR POPLAR HILL, MOVING EAST AT 15 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...
RADFORD...
PULASKI...
BLAND...
PEARISBURG...
DUBLIN...
AND NARROWS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS, STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS, AND
MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS, STREAMS, AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE.
DRIVERS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA CAUTION TO AVOID
HYDROPLANING.
LAT...LON 3738 8075 3742 8065 3728 8043 3703 8047
3698 8111 3715 8113
TIME...MOT...LOC 0442Z 260DEG 13KT 3716 8076
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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