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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
836 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024

NCZ018-070100-
Watauga NC-
836 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
WATAUGA COUNTY THROUGH 900 PM EDT...

At 836 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
B.R. Parkway-Linville Falls To Grandfather, or over Newland, moving
east at 35 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...
Boone...
Blowing Rock...
Beech Mountain...
Foscoe...
Sugar Grove...
Deep Gap...
and Todd.

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

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LAT...LON 3634 8163 3627 8157 3628 8155 3624 8148
      3620 8146 3614 8150 3612 8154 3612 8171
      3611 8181 3616 8183 3619 8186 3619 8188
      3621 8190 3623 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 247DEG 28KT 3607 8188

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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