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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
745 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

VAZ002-005-006-008-201245-
RUSSELL VA-SCOTT VA-WASHINGTON VA-WISE VA-
745 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CITY OF BRISTOL...CITY OF
NORTON...WISE...WASHINGTON...SCOTT AND RUSSELL COUNTIES UNTIL 845 AM
EDT...

AT 742 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM JENKINS TO CLEVELAND
TO 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF LEBANON...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.

SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...LEBANON...WISE...
ABINGDON...POUND...ROSEDALE...ST. PAUL...CASTLEWOOD...HANSONVILLE...
COEBURN...HILANDER PARK...HOLSTON...LINDELL...DUNGANNON...
COLLINGWOOD...BENHAMS...NICKELSVILLE...EMORY-MEADOW VIEW AND GLADE
SPRING.

IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY!
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES PRIMARY KILLERS ASSOCIATED WITH
THUNDERSTORMS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH PER HOUR...MAY OCCUR WITH
THESE THUNDERSTORMS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR PONDING OF WATER
ON ROADWAYS...AND POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT
DRIVE THROUGH WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TURN AROUND! DON`T DROWN!

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DH