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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
1243 PM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025
 

NCZ001-018-019-121715-
Ashe NC-Wilkes NC-Watauga NC-
1243 PM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT 
SOUTHWESTERN WILKES...EAST CENTRAL WATAUGA AND SOUTHEASTERN ASHE
COUNTIES THROUGH 115 PM EDT...

At 1242 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Maple Springs, or near Wilbar, moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...

Locations impacted include...
Wilkesboro...
Wilbar...
Mulberry...
Cricket...
Wilkesboro Reservoir...
Buck...
and Cascade Falls.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

&&

LAT...LON 3615 8151 3630 8148 3632 8114 3609 8120
TIME...MOT...LOC 1642Z 272DEG 11KT 3621 8140 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

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