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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
1044 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

NCZ018-230300-
Watauga NC-
1044 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
NORTHWESTERN WATAUGA COUNTY THROUGH 1100 PM EDT...

At 1044 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Peoria, or near Beech Mountain, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Beech Mountain...
Sugar Grove...
Rominger...
Valle Crucis...
Lovill...
Reese...
and Peoria.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 3630 8191 3631 8188 3634 8185 3636 8180
      3635 8179 3634 8177 3618 8171 3620 8189
      3621 8190 3623 8191 3626 8189 3628 8190
      3629 8192
TIME...MOT...LOC 0244Z 259DEG 26KT 3626 8188

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

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