Special Weather Statement Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
847 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
NCZ004>006-VAZ033-043-044-240130-
CASWELL NC-STOKES NC-ROCKINGHAM NC-FRANKLIN VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-
HENRY VA-
847 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
NORTHWESTERN CASWELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEASTERN STOKES COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
SOUTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 930 PM EDT
* AT 844 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM AJAX TO
WALNUT COVE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PENHOOK TO 6 MILES
WEST OF BELEWS CREEK...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS FALLING...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND
ON ROADWAYS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.
EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WITH THIS LINE OF STORMS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAYFIELD...
DANVILLE CITY...
BLAIRS...
EDEN...
AND REIDSVILLE.
LAT...LON 3627 8021 3706 7960 3704 7959 3704 7954
3705 7954 3701 7948 3702 7946 3705 7949
3697 7911 3689 7913 3624 7958
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 292DEG 26KT 3700 7957 3625 8017
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