Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 4 at 5:47PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 4, 2026 - 2:47pm
Expires:
July 4, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
At 547 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over White Plains, or near Mount Airy, moving north at
10 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...
Mount Airy...
Fairview...
Flat Rock...
Dobson...
Ararat...
Cana...
and Bottom.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
southwestern and west central Virginia.
Area Description:
Surry; Carroll; Patrick
Forcast Office:
NWS Blacksburg VA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov