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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA

937 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

 

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Giles VA-Mercer WV-Monroe WV-

937 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT 

CENTRAL GILES...SOUTHEASTERN MERCER AND SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES

THROUGH 1000 PM EDT...



At 937 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over

Oakvale, or 7 miles west of Narrows, moving east at 30 mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size 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...

Pearisburg...

Narrows...

Pembroke...

Peterstown...

Mountain Lake...

Rich Creek...

and Oakvale.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for

southwestern Virginia.



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LAT...LON 3742 8088 3743 8086 3744 8085 3751 8056

      3739 8046 3734 8044 3733 8045 3732 8044

      3728 8097 3729 8098 3730 8098 3730 8099

      3738 8107

TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 255DEG 25KT 3731 8095 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH



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