Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
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532 WWUS81 KRNK 262057 SPSRNK Special Weather Statement National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 457 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 VAZ033-034-262130- Franklin VA-Bedford VA- 457 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL BEDFORD AND NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT... At 457 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Chamblissburg, or near Moneta, moving east at 25 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... Bedford... Moneta... Stewartsville... Huddleston... Chamblissburg... Goode... and Thaxton. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. If on or near Smith Mountain Lake, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. 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 3744 7941 3724 7933 3717 7937 3713 7985 3729 7983 TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 254DEG 21KT 3724 7970 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ BMG