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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
424 PM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

VAZ011-014-018-019-022-023-WVZ044-507-202100-
Botetourt VA-Giles VA-Montgomery VA-Craig VA-Roanoke VA-Alleghany VA-
Eastern Greenbrier WV-Monroe WV-
424 PM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
NORTHWESTERN ROANOKE AND SOUTHWESTERN ALLEGHANY COUNTIES IN WEST
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...NORTHEASTERN GILES AND CRAIG COUNTIES IN
SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHWESTERN BOTETOURT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL
VIRGINIA...NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...
SOUTH CENTRAL GREENBRIER AND EASTERN MONROE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEASTERN
WEST VIRGINIA THROUGH 500 PM EDT...

At 423 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Mountain Lake, moving southeast at 25 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Loose objects may be knocked over due to gusty winds.

Locations impacted include...
Blacksburg...
Alleghany...
White Sulphur Springs...
New Castle...
Newport...
Paint Bank...
and Sinking Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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LAT...LON 3735 8065 3791 8026 3764 7981 3737 8006
      3720 8046
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 296DEG 22KT 3737 8049

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

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