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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
544 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025
 

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Giles VA-Pulaski VA-Bland VA-Wythe VA-Montgomery VA-
544 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PULASKI...SOUTHEASTERN 
GILES...EAST CENTRAL BLAND...NORTHEASTERN WYTHE AND SOUTHWESTERN 
MONTGOMERY COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF RADFORD THROUGH 615 PM EDT...

At 543 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Gunton Park, or near Pulaski, moving northeast at 30 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...
Radford...
Pulaski...
Dublin...
Poplar Hill...
Eggleston...
Claytor Dam...
and Fairlawn.

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 3693 8087 3709 8099 3732 8060 3709 8043
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 239DEG 26KT 3706 8085 

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

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