Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
678 WWUS81 KRNK 251821 SPSRNK Special Weather Statement National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 221 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 NCZ019-251900- Wilkes NC- 221 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN WILKES COUNTY THROUGH 300 PM EDT... At 220 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Millers Creek, or near Wilkesboro, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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... North Wilkesboro... Wilkesboro... Boomer... Wilbar... Windy Gap... Mulberry... and Wilkesboro Reservoir. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. If on or near West Kerr Scott Reservoir, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. && LAT...LON 3622 8147 3632 8125 3606 8090 3606 8098 3603 8107 3604 8114 3603 8117 3603 8118 3604 8120 3602 8128 TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 314DEG 18KT 3618 8128 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ PW