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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
556 WWUS81 KRNK 301855 SPSRNK Special Weather Statement National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 255 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 VAZ007-009-010-012-301930- Tazewell VA-Bland VA-Wythe VA-Smyth VA- 255 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN SMYTH...CENTRAL TAZEWELL...SOUTHWESTERN BLAND AND NORTHWESTERN WYTHE COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT... At 255 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tazewell, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Marion... Tazewell... Ceres... Burkes Garden... Nebo... Marion Wytheville... and Gratton. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Locally heavy rain may 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 3706 8170 3721 8153 3711 8115 3692 8129 3681 8148 TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 309DEG 21KT 3708 8152 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ AS