Expires:202507091900;Remove:202507091900;156679 WWUS81 KRNK 091838 SPSRNK 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. && 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 $$ DS