Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA

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

NCZ018-161815-
Watauga NC-
152 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN WATAUGA COUNTY THROUGH
215 PM EDT...

At 151 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Rominger, or over Beech Mountain, moving northeast at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Boone...
Beech Mountain...
Sugar Grove...
Foscoe...
Seven Devils...
Rominger...
and Valle Crucis.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3635 8179 3635 8178 3634 8176 3617 8165
      3615 8182 3619 8186 3619 8188 3621 8190
      3623 8191 3624 8190 3625 8190 3626 8189
      3628 8190 3628 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 1751Z 243DEG 6KT 3622 8185

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

$$

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