Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
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249 WWUS81 KRNK 092205 SPSRNK Special Weather Statement National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 605 PM EDT Sun Jun 9 2024 NCZ004-005-092230- Stokes NC-Rockingham NC- 605 PM EDT Sun Jun 9 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT STOKES AND SOUTHWESTERN ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT... At 604 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Hanging Rock State Park, or near Danbury, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Wentworth... Mayodan... Madison... Walnut Cove... Danbury... King... and Pine Hall. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. If on or near Belews 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 3626 8045 3647 8044 3642 7973 3625 7977 TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 280DEG 36KT 3636 8025 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ AMS