728
WWUS81 KRNK 152310
SPSRNK

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
710 PM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025

VAZ034-152345-
Bedford VA-
710 PM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL BEDFORD COUNTY THROUGH
745 PM EDT...

At 710 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Bedford to Moneta.
Movement was east at 10 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.

Locations impacted include...
Bedford...
Moneta...
Huddleston...
Forest...
Smith Mountain Lake State Park...
Goode...
and Thaxton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

If on or near Smith Mountain Lake, get out of the water and move
indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to
10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you
are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter
now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

&&

LAT...LON 3715 7938 3706 7944 3706 7949 3703 7948
      3702 7946 3701 7948 3705 7954 3705 7955
      3706 7956 3707 7962 3709 7961 3710 7964
      3714 7967 3716 7970 3715 7970 3715 7971
      3717 7971 3742 7963 3738 7928
TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 268DEG 9KT 3735 7957 3718 7964

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

$$

AS