Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
455 PM EDT WED AUG 16 2017

NCZ001-162145-
Ashe-
455 PM EDT WED AUG 16 2017

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT ASHE COUNTY THROUGH
545 PM EDT...

At 451 PM EDT, nearly stationary thunderstorms with very heavy
rainfall were developing across Ashe county from just northwest of
Ashland along the Tennessee border, to Lansing, to Wagoner. The
storms are nearly stationary.

Locations impacted include...
Jefferson...
West Jefferson...
Lansing...
Laurel Springs...
and Ashland.

The nearly stationary nature of these thunderstorms will result in
torrential rainfall in localized areas and potentially localized
flooding of roadways, low-lying, and normally flood prone areas.

LAT...LON 3647 8170 3651 8170 3653 8147 3646 8131
      3642 8126 3640 8127 3639 8125 3637 8140
      3641 8169 3645 8172
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 051DEG 2KT 3648 8149

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