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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
314 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

VAZ024-035-161930-
Amherst VA-Rockbridge VA-
314 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN ROCKBRIDGE AND
AMHERST COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF BUENA VISTA THROUGH 330 PM EDT...

At 313 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Pleasant View, or near Forks Of Buffalo, moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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...
Buena Vista...
Amherst...
Forks Of Buffalo...
Clifford...
Pleasant View...
New Glasgow...
and Lowesville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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LAT...LON 3778 7911 3779 7909 3777 7907 3772 7907
      3770 7903 3771 7902 3770 7899 3768 7898
      3768 7897 3767 7897 3755 7890 3754 7887
      3756 7936 3777 7937 3780 7913
TIME...MOT...LOC 1913Z 268DEG 47KT 3764 7926

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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