Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
188 WWUS81 KRNK 262009 SPSRNK Special Weather Statement National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 409 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024 VAZ023-024-035-262045- Botetourt VA-Amherst VA-Rockbridge VA- 409 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN ROCKBRIDGE...EAST CENTRAL BOTETOURT AND WEST CENTRAL AMHERST COUNTIES...THE CITY OF BUENA VISTA AND THE CITY OF LEXINGTON THROUGH 445 PM EDT... At 409 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Arcadia, or near Buchanan, moving northeast at 25 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... Lexington... Buena Vista... Buchanan... Glasgow... Arcadia... and Natural Bridge. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3776 7932 3764 7929 3759 7938 3761 7941 3760 7943 3762 7944 3761 7944 3760 7946 3758 7945 3757 7943 3757 7945 3755 7948 3752 7951 3747 7960 3754 7973 3780 7951 TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 221DEG 21KT 3754 7959 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ AS