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WWUS81 KRNK 181306
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
906 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024

VAZ011>014-016>018-022-023-032>034-181330-
Botetourt VA-Giles VA-Franklin VA-Pulaski VA-Patrick VA-Wythe VA-
Floyd VA-Montgomery VA-Craig VA-Roanoke VA-Bedford VA-Carroll VA-
906 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
PULASKI...EASTERN GILES...SOUTHERN CRAIG...FLOYD...NORTHEASTERN
CARROLL...SOUTHWESTERN BOTETOURT...ROANOKE...WEST CENTRAL BEDFORD...
EAST CENTRAL WYTHE...NORTHEASTERN PATRICK...FRANKLIN AND MONTGOMERY
COUNTIES...THE CITY OF RADFORD...THE CITY OF SALEM AND THE CITY OF
ROANOKE THROUGH 930 AM EDT...

At 906 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Eggleston to near Allisonia. Movement was
east at 40 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...
Roanoke...
Blacksburg...
Salem...
Christiansburg...
Radford...
Pulaski...
and Vinton.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3681 7986 3686 8086 3741 8068 3744 8050
      3742 8047 3745 8042 3757 7966
TIME...MOT...LOC 1306Z 262DEG 36KT 3729 8067 3695 8077

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

$$

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