THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR... NORTHEASTERN TAZEWELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... SOUTHWESTERN MERCER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 1000 PM EDT * AT 856 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A GROWING CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR BOISSEVAIN...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 10 MPH. * DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BLUEFIELD... MERCER COUNTY AIRPORT... CERES... POCAHONTAS... AND BOISSEVAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN TAZEWELL COUNTY. PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE WATER TO FLOW OVER THE ROADWAY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE WHERE THE ROAD HAS BECOME FLOODED. DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN OR SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR IN A VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 3727 8145 3727 8142 3731 8140 3734 8135 3731 8112 3722 8124 3722 8128 3720 8127 3713 8137 3725 8147 TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 290DEG 11KT 3728 8139
Posted on: Tue, 03 Sep 2013 00:59:12 +0000
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