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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
924 AM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025
 
VAZ018>020-023-024-035-071400-
Botetourt VA-Bath VA-Amherst VA-Craig VA-Rockbridge VA-Alleghany VA-
924 AM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT 
CENTRAL ALLEGHANY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...NORTHEASTERN
CRAIG COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...ROCKBRIDGE...SOUTHEASTERN
BATH...BOTETOURT COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND NORTHWESTERN
AMHERST COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...THE CITY OF COVINGTON...THE
CITY OF BUENA VISTA AND THE CITY OF LEXINGTON THROUGH 1000 AM EDT...

At 923 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Oriskany, moving northeast at 70 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

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

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3763 7915 3759 7938 3761 7941 3760 7943
      3762 7944 3761 7946 3758 7945 3746 8007
      3768 8023 3806 7948
TIME...MOT...LOC 1323Z 244DEG 61KT 3761 8000 

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

$$

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