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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
658 PM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025
 

VAZ007-009>012-WVZ042-090000-
Tazewell VA-Giles VA-Bland VA-Wythe VA-Smyth VA-Mercer WV-
658 PM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT 
SOUTHWESTERN GILES...NORTHERN SMYTH...SOUTHEASTERN TAZEWELL...
BLAND...NORTHWESTERN WYTHE AND SOUTHEASTERN MERCER COUNTIES THROUGH
800 PM EDT...

At 658 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Rocky Gap to near Hungry Mother State
Park. Movement was east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Bluefield...
Bland...
Rural Retreat...
Ceres...
Rocky Gap...
Bastian...
and Burkes Garden.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 3729 8073 3690 8125 3694 8178 3714 8136
      3732 8112
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 264DEG 13KT 3726 8104 3694 8156 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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