


Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
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566 WWUS81 KRNK 190031 SPSRNK Special Weather Statement National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 831 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025 NCZ018-190100- Watauga NC- 831 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WATAUGA COUNTY THROUGH 900 PM EDT... At 830 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Valle Crucis, or near Foscoe, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Boone... Beech Mountain... Foscoe... Sugar Grove... Deep Gap... Todd... and Beech Mountain In Avery County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage. Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid hydroplaning. && LAT...LON 3634 8176 3634 8171 3637 8173 3638 8171 3635 8163 3627 8157 3628 8155 3624 8148 3612 8173 3611 8178 3612 8181 3616 8183 3619 8186 3619 8188 3621 8191 TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 233DEG 31KT 3620 8182 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ PW