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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA

824 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

 

VAZ046-047-090100-

Buckingham VA-Appomattox VA-

824 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT 

APPOMATTOX AND SOUTH CENTRAL BUCKINGHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM

EDT...



At 823 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over

Evergreen, or near Appomattox, moving east at 15 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...

Appomattox...

Pamplin City...

Appomattox National Historic Park...

Sheppards...

Andersonville...

Hixburg...

and Evergreen.



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.



Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.

Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe

shelter inside a building or vehicle.



A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for

south central Virginia.



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LAT...LON 3733 7852 3735 7853 3735 7855 3736 7856

      3737 7858 3738 7859 3739 7858 3740 7859

      3734 7860 3732 7863 3724 7869 3723 7873

      3724 7886 3725 7889 3724 7891 3741 7892

      3749 7850 3734 7847 3733 7847

TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 262DEG 15KT 3733 7876 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH



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