Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
886 WWUS81 KRNK 212053 SPSRNK Special Weather Statement National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 453 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024 VAZ035-046-047-212130- Buckingham VA-Amherst VA-Appomattox VA- 453 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN APPOMATTOX...WEST CENTRAL BUCKINGHAM AND EASTERN AMHERST COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT... At 453 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lowesville, or 9 miles north of Clifford, moving south at 30 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... Amherst... Bent Creek... Clifford... Riverville... New Glasgow... Lowesville... and Tower Hill. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3753 7868 3743 7905 3779 7919 3781 7914 3778 7911 3779 7909 3778 7907 3772 7907 3770 7899 3754 7890 3754 7882 3757 7881 3759 7883 3761 7881 3763 7882 3764 7879 3764 7875 TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 338DEG 27KT 3779 7900 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ SH