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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
547 WWUS81 KRNK 041808 SPSRNK Special Weather Statement National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 208 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 VAZ034-041845- Bedford VA- 208 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN BEDFORD COUNTY THROUGH 245 PM EDT... At 208 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Stewartsville, moving east at 20 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... Bedford... Montvale... Moneta... Stewartsville... Chamblissburg... Thaxton... and Goodview. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && LAT...LON 3737 7944 3710 7957 3718 7972 3719 7972 3719 7973 3721 7978 3723 7978 3723 7980 3725 7984 3735 7980 3735 7979 3738 7977 3738 7978 3741 7977 TIME...MOT...LOC 1808Z 287DEG 15KT 3730 7975 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ PW