Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA

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

VAZ011-014-018>020-022-023-WVZ044-507-508-120145-
Botetourt VA-Bath VA-Giles VA-Montgomery VA-Craig VA-Roanoke VA-
Alleghany VA-Western Greenbrier WV-Eastern Greenbrier WV-Monroe WV-
907 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
NORTHEASTERN GILES AND CRAIG COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...
BOTETOURT...ROANOKE...ALLEGHANY AND BATH COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL
VIRGINIA...MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...EASTERN
GREENBRIER AND MONROE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...THE
CITY OF COVINGTON...THE CITY OF RADFORD...THE CITY OF SALEM AND THE
CITY OF ROANOKE THROUGH 945 PM EDT...

At 900 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking showers with heavy rain
and embedded thunderstorms along a line extending from Lewisburg, WV
to near Radford Virginia. Movement was northeast at 35 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 quickly fill roadside
         ditches and may wash debris onto roads.

Locations impacted include...
Roanoke...
Blacksburg...
Salem...
Christiansburg...
Radford...
Alleghany...
and Vinton.

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, central, southwestern and west central Virginia.

&&

LAT...LON 3817 7944 3774 7969 3752 7950 3740 7981
      3723 7984 3714 7996 3716 8009 3699 8055
      3712 8060 3720 8052 3718 8059 3739 8071
      3743 8086 3773 8066 3771 8057 3816 8036
      3805 8027 3804 8016 3806 7996 3827 7980
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 207DEG 29KT 3808 8038 3714 8053

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

$$

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