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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
450 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

VAZ018>020-023-024-042115-
Botetourt VA-Bath VA-Craig VA-Rockbridge VA-Alleghany VA-
450 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
ALLEGHANY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...NORTHEASTERN CRAIG COUNTY
IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...WESTERN ROCKBRIDGE...BATH AND BOTETOURT
COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...THE CITY OF COVINGTON AND THE
WESTERN CITY OF LEXINGTON THROUGH 515 PM EDT...

At 446 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Burnsville in Bath County, to near New
Castle in Craig County. Movement was southeast at 35 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 heavy rain may wash debris
         onto the highway.

Locations impacted include...
Lexington...
Covington...
Clifton Forge...
Buchanan...
Troutville...
Goshen...
and New Castle.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A torrential downpour of rain is also occurring with these storms.
This may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle
through flooded roadways.



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LAT...LON 3822 7971 3820 7956 3818 7951 3815 7953
      3817 7948 3815 7944 3809 7949 3798 7931
      3748 7965 3748 7968 3742 7976 3741 7981
      3739 7980 3751 8029 3824 7975
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 314DEG 29KT 3819 7970 3753 8019

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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