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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
417 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024

NCZ001-018-019-262045-
Ashe NC-Wilkes NC-Watauga NC-
417 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
NORTHWESTERN WILKES...CENTRAL WATAUGA AND ASHE COUNTIES THROUGH 445
PM EDT...

At 417 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Reese, or near Sugar Grove, moving east at 40 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...
Jefferson...
West Jefferson...
Lansing...
Glendale Springs...
Ashland...
Wilbar...
and Sugar Grove.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
northwestern North Carolina...and southwestern Virginia.

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LAT...LON 3636 8180 3634 8177 3634 8173 3633 8171
      3634 8171 3638 8173 3639 8173 3640 8174
      3641 8174 3643 8172 3646 8171 3657 8138
      3626 8129 3623 8190 3626 8189 3630 8190
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 259DEG 36KT 3632 8181

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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