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

NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ016-032-091830-
Surry NC-Ashe NC-Wilkes NC-Watauga NC-Alleghany NC-Patrick VA-
Carroll VA-
210 PM EDT Wed Jul 9 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN 
ALLEGHANY...NORTHERN SURRY...CENTRAL WILKES...SOUTHERN WATAUGA AND 
SOUTHEASTERN ASHE COUNTIES IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH 
CAROLINA...SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL AND SOUTHWESTERN PATRICK COUNTIES IN 
SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA THROUGH 230 PM EDT...

At 209 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Ararat to near Grandfather Mountain State
Park. Movement was east at 20 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...
Boone...
Mount Airy...
Flat Rock...
Dobson...
Blowing Rock...
Traphill...
and Foscoe.

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
north central and northwestern North Carolina...and south central,
southwestern and west central Virginia.

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LAT...LON 3667 8054 3662 8020 3655 8038 3655 8044
      3652 8044 3609 8147 3612 8155 3612 8181
      3617 8183
TIME...MOT...LOC 1809Z 267DEG 16KT 3657 8054 3608 8177 

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

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