Expires:202507090000;Remove:202507090000;111594 WWUS81 KRNK 082258 SPSRNK 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. && 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 $$ EB