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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
434 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

VAZ014-022-222100-
Montgomery VA-Roanoke VA-
434 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
NORTHWESTERN ROANOKE AND NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES AND THE
CITY OF SALEM THROUGH 500 PM EDT...

At 433 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Elliston-Lafayette, or near Shawsville, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Salem...
Catawba...
Shawsville...
Glenvar...
Mc Donalds Mill...
Elliston-Lafayette...
and Poages Mill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3731 8002 3719 8002 3717 8030 3727 8039
      3735 8027 3734 8026 3738 8020 3738 8015
      3741 8009
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 242DEG 15KT 3723 8029

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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