Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
904 WWUS81 KRNK 262025 SPSRNK Special Weather Statement National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 425 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024 VAZ011-WVZ042-044-262100- Giles VA-Mercer WV-Monroe WV- 425 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL GILES...SOUTHEASTERN MERCER AND SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT... At 425 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Willowton, or near Narrows, 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... Pearisburg... Narrows... Pembroke... Peterstown... Rich Creek... Oakvale... and Glen Lyn. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3748 8079 3742 8065 3731 8062 3726 8093 3733 8100 TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 240DEG 21KT 3732 8089 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ AS