THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR... STOKES COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... SOUTHEASTERN PATRICK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 400 PM EDT * AT 259 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR STUART...MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. * DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS FALLING...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADWAYS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WALNUT COVE... STUART... DANBURY... SANDY RIDGE... AND AYERSVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 3660 8037 3669 8022 3655 8005 3654 8005 3654 8004 3653 8003 3627 8004 3626 8016 TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 314DEG 3KT 3662 8027
Posted on: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 19:00:47 +0000
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