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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
226 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024

NCZ018-041900-
Watauga NC-
226 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
WATAUGA COUNTY THROUGH 300 PM EDT...

At 226 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Rominger, or over Sugar Grove, moving northeast at 5 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...
Boone...
Blowing Rock...
Beech Mountain...
Foscoe...
Sugar Grove...
Blowing Rock In Caldwell County...
and Beech Mountain In Avery County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Locally heavy rain will 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.

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LAT...LON 3634 8185 3636 8180 3634 8177 3633 8171
      3634 8171 3635 8172 3638 8173 3638 8172
      3622 8153 3612 8167 3611 8181 3616 8183
      3619 8186 3619 8188 3621 8191 3623 8191
      3626 8189 3628 8190 3629 8192
TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 240DEG 6KT 3624 8180

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

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