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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA

845 PM EDT Wed May 6 2026

 

VAZ010-011-013-070115-

Giles VA-Pulaski VA-Bland VA-

845 PM EDT Wed May 6 2026



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN PULASKI...SOUTHWESTERN 

GILES AND EAST CENTRAL BLAND COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM EDT...



At 845 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over

Mechanicsburg, or 10 miles west of Poplar Hill, moving east at 35

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...

Dublin...

Poplar Hill...

Mechanicsburg...

Thessalia...

Parrott...

White Gate...

and Bane.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



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LAT...LON 3712 8099 3724 8097 3727 8066 3716 8060

      3709 8069

TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 274DEG 30KT 3718 8092 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH



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