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WWUS81 KRNK 281441
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
1041 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

VAZ007-009-010-012-281545-
Tazewell VA-Bland VA-Wythe VA-Smyth VA-
1041 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
NORTHERN SMYTH...TAZEWELL...SOUTHWESTERN BLAND AND NORTHWESTERN WYTHE
COUNTIES THROUGH 1145 AM EDT...

At 1041 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Cliffield, or near Cedar Bluff, moving southeast at 25 mph.

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...
Marion...
Richlands...
Tazewell...
Cedar Bluff...
Ceres...
Burkes Garden...
and Nebo.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3716 8187 3717 8187 3718 8180 3720 8176
      3723 8174 3724 8174 3724 8172 3720 8168
      3721 8156 3706 8120 3681 8146 3695 8178
      3703 8181 3711 8189 3714 8190
TIME...MOT...LOC 1441Z 316DEG 20KT 3711 8171

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

EB