Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
429 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

VAZ011-WVZ042>044-162100-
Giles VA-Mercer WV-Summers WV-Monroe WV-
429 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
WESTERN GILES...SOUTHERN SUMMERS...MERCER AND SOUTHWESTERN MONROE
COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT...

At 429 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Athens, moving east at 20 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...
Princeton...
Pearisburg...
Hinton...
Narrows...
Athens...
Peterstown...
and Matoaka.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3760 8114 3759 8109 3761 8106 3764 8107
      3769 8098 3772 8097 3769 8090 3767 8090
      3768 8088 3761 8068 3722 8078 3727 8101
      3730 8098 3728 8108 3734 8134
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 247DEG 19KT 3746 8101

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

$$

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