Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
042 WWUS81 KRNK 052148 SPSRNK Special Weather Statement National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 548 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 VAZ023-034-052215- Botetourt VA-Bedford VA- 548 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN BEDFORD AND SOUTHERN BOTETOURT COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT... At 547 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Troutville, moving northeast 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. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Buchanan... Troutville... Fincastle... Nace... Laymantown... Daleville... and Lithia. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3746 7961 3733 7988 3740 8000 3762 7986 TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 215DEG 7KT 3739 7988 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ BMG