Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
136 WWUS81 KRNK 262228 SPSRNK Special Weather Statement National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 628 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 NCZ001-VAZ009-015-262300- Ashe NC-Grayson VA-Smyth VA- 628 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN ASHE...CENTRAL SMYTH AND WESTERN GRAYSON COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT... At 628 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Flatwood, or over Whitetop, moving northeast 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... Marion... Whitetop... Mount Rogers National Recreation Area... Sugar Grove... Troutdale... Rugby... and Hungry Mother State Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for northwestern North Carolina...and southwestern Virginia. && LAT...LON 3656 8169 3657 8169 3657 8168 3659 8168 3661 8165 3662 8162 3663 8160 3664 8161 3663 8162 3672 8167 3693 8156 3681 8128 3679 8127 3648 8158 3652 8170 3653 8171 TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 209DEG 30KT 3657 8162 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ BMG