Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
630 WWUS81 KRLX 242252 SPSRLX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Charleston WV 652 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 VAZ003-004-242315- Dickenson VA-Buchanan VA- 652 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT DICKENSON AND SOUTHWESTERN BUCHANAN COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM EDT... At 651 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Payne Gap, or 9 miles north of Wise, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Clintwood, Haysi, Davenport, Breaks Interstate, John Flannagan Lake, Big Rock, Clinchco, Nora, McClure, and Vansant. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service office in Charleston West Virginia. If on or near John Flannagan Lake, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. 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 3702 8248 3703 8248 3707 8250 3713 8255 3720 8256 3724 8245 3727 8235 3728 8234 3728 8232 3730 8231 3738 8219 3707 8204 3702 8246 TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 250DEG 38KT 3710 8262 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ KREDENSOR