Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
505 WWUS81 KRNK 042010 SPSRNK Special Weather Statement National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 410 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 VAZ018>020-023-WVZ044-507-042045- Botetourt VA-Bath VA-Craig VA-Alleghany VA-Eastern Greenbrier WV- Monroe WV- 410 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ALLEGHANY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...NORTHEASTERN CRAIG COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...SOUTHWESTERN BATH AND NORTHWESTERN BOTETOURT COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHEASTERN GREENBRIER AND NORTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA AND THE CITY OF COVINGTON THROUGH 445 PM EDT... At 406 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Lewisburg, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. Heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Runoff from the heavy rain may wash debris onto the highway from roadside ditches. Locations impacted include... Alleghany... Covington... Clifton Forge... Lewisburg... White Sulphur Springs... Ronceverte... and Paint Bank. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A torrential downpour of rain is expected with these storms. This may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3802 7983 3789 7964 3787 7965 3786 7961 3783 7962 3781 7965 3774 7969 3768 7967 3766 7968 3764 7965 3750 8013 3751 8032 3760 8044 3788 8059 3804 8018 TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 261DEG 27KT 3781 8047 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ PM