Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
326 WWUS81 KRNK 192250 SPSRNK Special Weather Statement National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 650 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 VAZ022-023-034-192315- Botetourt VA-Roanoke VA-Bedford VA- 650 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN ROANOKE...WEST CENTRAL BEDFORD AND SOUTHWESTERN BOTETOURT COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF ROANOKE THROUGH 715 PM EDT... At 649 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Cloverdale, or near Troutville, moving south at 10 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... Roanoke... Vinton... Troutville... Stewartsville... Nace... Laymantown... and Daleville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3741 8003 3746 7985 3728 7972 3720 8000 TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 341DEG 8KT 3737 7994 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ BMG