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

NCZ004>006-VAZ043-044-058-012345-
Stokes NC-Rockingham NC-Caswell NC-Henry VA-Halifax VA-
Pittsylvania VA-
720 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT 
SOUTHEASTERN STOKES...ROCKINGHAM...NORTHWESTERN CASWELL...SOUTHERN
PITTSYLVANIA...WEST CENTRAL HALIFAX AND EASTERN HENRY COUNTIES...THE
CITY OF DANVILLE AND THE SOUTHEASTERN CITY OF MARTINSVILLE THROUGH
745 PM EDT...

At 719 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Intelligence, or near Madison, moving northeast at
25 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...
Danville...
Eden...
Reidsville...
Martinsville...
Wentworth...
Mayodan...
and Madison.

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.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
south central and central Virginia.

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LAT...LON 3626 8017 3682 7972 3683 7967 3686 7964
      3694 7962 3671 7903 3624 7968
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 228DEG 23KT 3635 7994 

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

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