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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
949 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

VAZ018>020-022>024-120215-
Botetourt VA-Bath VA-Craig VA-Roanoke VA-Rockbridge VA-Alleghany VA-
949 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...GUSTY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN ROANOKE AND
ALLEGHANY COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA... CRAIG COUNTY IN
SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...ROCKBRIDGE...BATH AND BOTETOURT COUNTIES IN
WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...THE CITY OF COVINGTON...THE CITY OF BUENA
VISTA AND THE CITY OF LEXINGTON THROUGH 1015 PM EDT...

At 945 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers embedded
thunderstorms just north of Roanoke and extending into the highlands
and southern Shenandoah Valley...moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. Heavy rain.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.  Heavy rain may flood roadside ditches
         and wash debris onto the highway.

Locations impacted include...
Alleghany...
Lexington...
Buena Vista...
Covington...
Clifton Forge...
Buchanan...
and Glasgow.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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 poor drainage areas. Drivers are urged to slow
down and use extra caution to avoid hydroplaning.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for south central
and central Virginia.

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LAT...LON 3818 7951 3815 7953 3817 7944 3809 7949
      3789 7915 3780 7917 3779 7927 3757 7944
      3745 7959 3748 7968 3741 7981 3738 7977
      3731 7985 3736 7994 3731 8016 3742 8033
      3760 8016 3766 8028 3775 8026 3827 7980
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 221DEG 39KT 3744 8017

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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