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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
403 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

VAZ014-182030-
Montgomery VA-
403 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY
THROUGH 430 PM EDT...

At 403 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Christiansburg, moving east at 10 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...
Blacksburg...
Christiansburg...
Shawsville...
Merrimac...
Crockett Springs...
Elliston-Lafayette...
and Elliston.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3725 8023 3709 8025 3708 8027 3711 8050
      3715 8051 3719 8049
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 277DEG 8KT 3715 8044

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

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