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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
850 PM EDT WED APR 17 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0943 PM     HAIL             2 S MATOAKA             37.39N 81.24W
04/15/2024  M0.75 INCH       MERCER             WV   PUBLIC

            .

0947 PM     HAIL             2 SSE MATOAKA           37.39N 81.23W
04/15/2024  M1.00 INCH       MERCER             WV   TRAINED SPOTTER

            .

0210 PM     HAIL             1 E FLATWOOD            36.55N 81.61W
04/16/2024  M0.25 INCH       ASHE               NC   PUBLIC

            REPORT OF PEA SIZED HAIL ON TUCKER ROAD.

0213 PM     HAIL             2 E BEECH MOUNTAIN      36.20N 81.86W
04/16/2024  E0.25 INCH       WATAUGA            NC   PUBLIC

            THE HAIL CAME DOWN ENOUGH TO COVER THE
            GROUND.

0213 PM     HAIL             3 ESE FLATWOOD          36.53N 81.59W
04/16/2024  E0.70 INCH       ASHE               NC   PARK/FOREST SRVC

            A GOOD AMOUNT OF DIME-SIZED HAIL.

0220 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SW FLATWOOD           36.52N 81.67W
04/16/2024                   ASHE               NC   911 CALL CENTER

            TWO TREES DOWN IN THE POND MOUNTAIN AREA.

0221 PM     HAIL             1 SE VALLE CRUCIS       36.20N 81.78W
04/16/2024  E0.70 INCH       WATAUGA            NC   PUBLIC



0315 PM     HAIL             3 NNE RUPERT            37.99N 80.67W
04/16/2024  E0.75 INCH       GREENBRIER         WV   PUBLIC

            HAIL COMPLETELY COVERED THE GROUND. DIME TO
            PENNY-SIZE, PERHAPS A FEW LARGER STONES.

0342 PM     HAIL             1 SE TAZEWELL           37.11N 81.51W
04/16/2024  M0.75 INCH       TAZEWELL           VA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            .

0406 PM     HAIL             FRANKFORD               37.92N 80.38W
04/16/2024  M0.75 INCH       GREENBRIER         WV   EMERGENCY MNGR

            .

0406 PM     FLOOD            3 ESE FLATWOOD          36.53N 81.58W
04/16/2024                   ASHE               NC   PARK/FOREST SRVC

            A MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE
            (USFS) REPORTED FLOODING AT THE INTERSECTION
            OF LITTLE HORSE CREEK ROAD AND STANSBERRY
            ROAD. THUNDERSTORMS PERSISTED OVER THIS
            REGION FOR NEARLY AN HOUR.

0409 PM     FLOOD            4 SSW FLATWOOD          36.49N 81.66W
04/16/2024                   ASHE               NC   911 CALL CENTER

            CULVERT BACKED UP ON BRYAN DAVIS ROAD NEAR
            CRESTON, FLOODING THE ROAD.

0410 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNE FRANKFORD         37.94N 80.37W
04/16/2024                   GREENBRIER         WV   EMERGENCY MNGR

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL SHOWN ON A SOCIAL MEDIA
            POST.

0411 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E FRANKFORD           37.92N 80.35W
04/16/2024                   GREENBRIER         WV   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER LINES DOWN NEAR 600 BLOCK OF GARDNER
            ROAD.

0444 PM     DEBRIS FLOW      2 SE FLATWOOD           36.53N 81.60W
04/16/2024                   ASHE               NC   911 CALL CENTER

            SMALL MUDSLIDE BLOCKED PART OF COY HAM AND
            PENNINGTON HOLLOW ROAD.

0457 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 WSW FLATWOOD          36.54N 81.67W
04/16/2024                   ASHE               NC   911 CALL CENTER

            CULVERT BACKED UP CAUSING FLOODING ALONG
            FLATWOODS SCHOOL ROAD.

0457 PM     FLOOD            2 WSW FLATWOOD          36.54N 81.67W
04/16/2024                   ASHE               NC   911 CALL CENTER

            CULVERT BACKED UP CAUSING FLOODING ALONG
            FLATWOODS SCHOOL ROAD.


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NOTE:  THIS IS A PRELIMINARY SUMMARY OF SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING
REPORTS FROM THE LATEST EPISODE OF THUNDERSTORMS 4/15/2024 - 4/16/2024.
UPDATES WILL BE ISSUED IF NEEDED.

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