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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
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705 WWUS81 KRNK 051943 SPSRNK Special Weather Statement National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 343 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 NCZ001-018-052015- Ashe NC-Watauga NC- 343 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WATAUGA AND WESTERN ASHE COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT... At 343 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Beech Mountain, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and heavy rainfall. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Boone... Jefferson... West Jefferson... Beech Mountain... Foscoe... Ashland... and Sugar Grove. 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. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for southwestern Virginia. && LAT...LON 3634 8185 3636 8180 3634 8177 3634 8171 3636 8172 3641 8174 3643 8172 3646 8171 3647 8170 3653 8171 3657 8169 3647 8148 3630 8143 3614 8182 3619 8185 3619 8188 3623 8191 3626 8189 3629 8192 TIME...MOT...LOC 1943Z 232DEG 21KT 3623 8188 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ AB