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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA

805 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

 

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Botetourt VA-Craig VA-Roanoke VA-

805 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT 

NORTHEASTERN ROANOKE...SOUTHEASTERN CRAIG AND SOUTHWESTERN BOTETOURT

COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM EDT...



At 805 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near

Catawba, moving east at 25 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...

Buchanan...

Troutville...

Catawba...

Fincastle...

Lithia...

Abbott...

and Nace.



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.



A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for

south central, southwestern and west central Virginia.



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LAT...LON 3748 7969 3742 7976 3740 7981 3738 7979

      3738 7977 3734 7979 3738 8022 3747 8020

      3760 7971

TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 262DEG 23KT 3743 8004 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH



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