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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA

821 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

 

VAZ058-059-090045-

Halifax VA-Charlotte VA-

821 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT 

WEST CENTRAL CHARLOTTE AND CENTRAL HALIFAX COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM

EDT...



At 821 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over

Leda, or near Nathalie, moving east at 20 mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 

         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 

         possible.



Locations impacted include...

Halifax...

Nathalie...

Scottsburg...

Mt Laurel...

Cody...

Leda...

and Crystal Hill.



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.



A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for

north central North Carolina...and south central Virginia.



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LAT...LON 3672 7876 3681 7915 3699 7911 3701 7875

TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 272DEG 15KT 3689 7905 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH



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