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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 9:37 PM Apr. 1, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN WATAUGA COUNTY THROUGH 600 PM EDT... At 537 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sugar Grove, moving northeast 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... Boone... Sugar Grove... Foscoe... Todd... Rominger... Sands... and Valle Crucis. 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. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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