Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
758 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

VAZ024-035-220030-
Amherst VA-Rockbridge VA-
758 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
CENTRAL ROCKBRIDGE AND NORTHWESTERN AMHERST COUNTIES...THE CITY OF
BUENA VISTA AND THE CITY OF LEXINGTON THROUGH 830 PM EDT...

At 758 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Wintergreen to
Fairfield to near Goshen. Movement was southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Lexington...
Buena Vista...
Goshen...
Rockbridge Baths...
Cornwall...
Lowesville...
and Alto.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3793 7920 3789 7915 3786 7915 3781 7917
      3781 7914 3778 7911 3779 7909 3777 7907
      3773 7907 3771 7906 3769 7906 3774 7952
      3798 7955 3803 7938
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 323DEG 30KT 3788 7902 3791 7931 3793 7951

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

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