Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
546 PM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025

VAZ034-035-122215-
Amherst VA-Bedford VA-
546 PM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN BEDFORD AND
SOUTHWESTERN AMHERST COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...

At 546 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Boonsboro, or near Lynchburg, moving northwest at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Big Island...
Forest...
Coleman Falls...
Boonsboro...
Pleasant View...
Naola...
and Madison Heights.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3746 7911 3744 7916 3747 7920 3746 7922
      3746 7923 3745 7925 3745 7926 3743 7927
      3743 7925 3742 7925 3741 7926 3740 7924
      3739 7926 3753 7943 3766 7921
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 144DEG 6KT 3746 7924

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

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