Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
341 WWUS81 KRNK 300951 SPSRNK Special Weather Statement National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 551 AM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 NCZ001-018-301015- Ashe NC-Watauga NC- 551 AM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 ...A THUNDERSTORM WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN WILL IMPACT WATAUGA AND WESTERN ASHE COUNTIES THROUGH 615 AM EDT... At 548 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking thunderstorms with torrential rain from Zionville to Meat Camp, or near Sugar Grove, moving southeast at 10 mph. Another storm was along the Tennessee line with Ashe County. It was moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and torrential rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Boone... West Jefferson... Sugar Grove... Deep Gap... Todd... Ashland... and Rutherwood. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3634 8185 3636 8180 3634 8177 3634 8171 3638 8173 3639 8173 3641 8174 3643 8172 3646 8171 3647 8170 3653 8171 3656 8169 3633 8140 3613 8161 3631 8190 TIME...MOT...LOC 0948Z 295DEG 10KT 3628 8170 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ WP