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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
409 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

VAZ023-024-035-262045-
Botetourt VA-Amherst VA-Rockbridge VA-
409 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN ROCKBRIDGE...EAST
CENTRAL BOTETOURT AND WEST CENTRAL AMHERST COUNTIES...THE CITY OF
BUENA VISTA AND THE CITY OF LEXINGTON THROUGH 445 PM EDT...

At 409 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Arcadia, or near Buchanan, moving northeast 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...
Lexington...
Buena Vista...
Buchanan...
Glasgow...
Arcadia...
and Natural Bridge.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3776 7932 3764 7929 3759 7938 3761 7941
      3760 7943 3762 7944 3761 7944 3760 7946
      3758 7945 3757 7943 3757 7945 3755 7948
      3752 7951 3747 7960 3754 7973 3780 7951
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 221DEG 21KT 3754 7959

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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