Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
662 WWUS81 KRNK 270954 SPSRNK Special Weather Statement National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 554 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 NCZ018-271045- Watauga NC- 554 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN WATAUGA COUNTY THROUGH 645 AM EDT... At 554 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Beech Mountain, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 35 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Boone... Beech Mountain... Sugar Grove... Foscoe... Beech Mountain In Avery County... Seven Devils... and Rominger. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage. Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid hydroplaning. && LAT...LON 3630 8190 3636 8180 3620 8158 3613 8182 3616 8183 3619 8186 3619 8188 3621 8191 3623 8191 3624 8190 3625 8190 3626 8189 3628 8190 3629 8192 TIME...MOT...LOC 0954Z 235DEG 43KT 3623 8188 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ RAB