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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
332 PM EDT THU APR 2 2026
VAZ023-024-022015-
BOTETOURT VA-ROCKBRIDGE VA-
332 PM EDT THU APR 2 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN ROCKBRIDGE AND
EAST CENTRAL BOTETOURT COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT...
AT 331 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
ARCADIA, MOVING NORTHEAST ALONG I-81 AT 20 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...
NATURAL BRIDGE...
AND ARCADIA.
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 3752 7964 3758 7972 3778 7952 3770 7940
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 224DEG 16KT 3760 7964
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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