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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 10:14 PM May. 8, 2025 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL WILKES AND SOUTHEASTERN WATAUGA COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT... At 614 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Darby, or 7 miles southeast of Deep Gap, moving east at 25 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... North Wilkesboro... Wilkesboro... Boomer... Wilbar... Mc Grady... Darby... and Windy Gap. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for northwestern North Carolina...and southwestern Virginia. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 8:23 PM May. 8, 2025 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 242 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA CASWELL ROCKINGHAM STOKES SURRY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA ALLEGHANY NC ASHE WATAUGA WILKES YADKIN IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA CITY OF DANVILLE CITY OF MARTINSVILLE HALIFAX HENRY PITTSYLVANIA IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA BLAND CARROLL CITY OF GALAX CITY OF RADFORD FLOYD GRAYSON MONTGOMERY PATRICK PULASKI SMYTH TAZEWELL WYTHE IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA FRANKLIN
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