Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
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114 WWUS81 KRNK 172236 SPSRNK Special Weather Statement National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 636 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 NCZ006-VAZ044-058-172300- Caswell NC-Halifax VA-Pittsylvania VA- 636 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN CASWELL...SOUTHEASTERN PITTSYLVANIA AND SOUTHWESTERN HALIFAX COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF DANVILLE THROUGH 700 PM EDT... At 635 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Danville, moving east at 25 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... Danville... Yanceyville... Bethel... Providence... Blairs... Turbeville... and Milton. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. 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. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for central and south central Virginia. && LAT...LON 3641 7952 3668 7950 3670 7901 3654 7903 3654 7914 3639 7915 TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 271DEG 23KT 3658 7938 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ AMS