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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
539 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

VAC009-011-029-212230-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0164.000000T0000Z-240921T2230Z/
Appomattox VA-Buckingham VA-Amherst VA-
539 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR
APPOMATTOX...SOUTHWESTERN BUCKINGHAM AND SOUTHEASTERN AMHERST
COUNTIES...

At 538 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near New Glasgow, or
near Amherst, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
         considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
         mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Amherst...
Appomattox...
Bent Creek...
Clifford...
Appomattox National Historic Park...
Stonewall...
and Spout Spring.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. For your
safety, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Stay away from windows.

When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of hail of any
size, as well as reports of any wind damage, including downed trees
or large limbs, to the National Weather Service by calling toll free
at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports and pictures can also be
shared on the National Weather Service Blacksburg Facebook page and
on Twitter.

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LAT...LON 3743 7854 3725 7892 3759 7911 3770 7900
      3768 7897 3755 7890 3755 7887 3753 7883
      3757 7882 3759 7883 3760 7881 3763 7882
      3764 7880 3764 7877
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 333DEG 21KT 3759 7896

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

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