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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
607 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024

VAZ035-052230-
Amherst VA-
607 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL AMHERST COUNTY THROUGH
630 PM EDT...

At 607 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Naola, or near Big Island, moving northeast at 20 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...
Amherst...
Forks Of Buffalo...
Naola...
Pleasant View...
Falconerville...
and Elon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3768 7906 3756 7900 3750 7922 3751 7924
      3749 7926 3751 7926 3750 7930 3751 7931
      3751 7934 3755 7937 3759 7938 3760 7940
      3776 7915
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 238DEG 16KT 3757 7929

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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