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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
200 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026
 
VAZ014-017-022-032-033-043-081830-
Henry VA-Franklin VA-Patrick VA-Floyd VA-Montgomery VA-Roanoke VA-
200 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT 
SOUTHERN ROANOKE...EASTERN FLOYD...NORTHWESTERN HENRY...WESTERN
FRANKLIN...PATRICK AND NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES THROUGH 230
PM EDT...

At 158 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from Elliston-Lafayette to
Ferrum to near Stuart. Movement was east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 30 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Loose objects may be knocked over by wind gusts.

Locations impacted include...
Rocky Mount...
Stuart...
Boones Mill...
Copper Hill...
Shawsville...
Ferrum...
and Bassett.

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.

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LAT...LON 3720 7991 3690 7983 3658 8010 3659 8051
      3699 8024 3729 8029
TIME...MOT...LOC 1758Z 282DEG 14KT 3723 8021 3692 8001 3663 8032 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

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