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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
813 WWUS81 KRNK 302212 SPSRNK Special Weather Statement National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 612 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 VAZ010-011-013-302245- Giles VA-Pulaski VA-Bland VA- 612 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN PULASKI...SOUTHWESTERN GILES AND EAST CENTRAL BLAND COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT... At 612 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over White Gate, or 8 miles west of Poplar Hill, moving southeast at 10 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... Poplar Hill... Long Spur... Mechanicsburg... White Gate... and Thessalia. 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 3730 8085 3715 8063 3705 8090 3707 8091 3706 8097 3720 8103 TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 324DEG 10KT 3719 8089 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ AS