Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
520 WWUS81 KRNK 152053 SPSRNK Special Weather Statement National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 453 PM EDT Wed May 15 2024 WVZ507-508-152130- Western Greenbrier WV-Eastern Greenbrier WV- 453 PM EDT Wed May 15 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY THROUGH 530 PM EDT... At 452 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Anjean, or over Rupert, moving east at 15 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... Rupert... Quinwood... Asbury... Trout... Leonard... Williamsburg... and Meadow Bluff. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3791 8078 3810 8068 3809 8039 3778 8054 TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 284DEG 12KT 3799 8065 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ AMS