Expires:202506292130;Remove:202506292130;602542 WWUS81 KRNK 292053 SPSRNK Special Weather Statement National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 453 PM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025 VAZ009-012-015-292130- Grayson VA-Wythe VA-Smyth VA- 453 PM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN SMYTH...SOUTHWESTERN WYTHE AND NORTH CENTRAL GRAYSON COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT... At 453 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Comers Rock, or near Speedwell. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Rural Retreat... Sugar Grove... Speedwell... Marion Wytheville... Cripple Creek... Flatridge... and Crockett. 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 3672 8145 3691 8136 3691 8104 3665 8107 TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 258DEG 3KT 3680 8126 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ VFJ