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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
238 PM EDT Wed Jul 9 2025
 

VAZ009-012-015-091900-
Grayson VA-Wythe VA-Smyth VA-
238 PM EDT Wed Jul 9 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL 
SMYTH...SOUTHWESTERN WYTHE AND NORTH CENTRAL GRAYSON COUNTIES 
THROUGH 300 PM EDT...

At 238 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Comers Rock, or near Speedwell, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Wytheville...
Speedwell...
Cripple Creek...
Flatridge...
Crockett...
Comers Rock...
and Elk Creek.

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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
northwestern North Carolina...southwestern Virginia...and
southeastern West Virginia.

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LAT...LON 3695 8112 3677 8102 3666 8133 3681 8140
TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 238DEG 25KT 3680 8126 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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