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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 2:25 PM Jun. 18, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN PITTSYLVANIA...SOUTHWESTERN BEDFORD AND NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 1100 AM EDT... At 1024 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Westlake Corner, or 8 miles southwest of Moneta, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Moneta... Penhook... Huddleston... Burnt Chimney... Northwest Smith Mountain Lake... Westlake Corner... and Southern Smith Mountain Lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. If on or near Smith Mountain Lake, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until noon EDT for central, south central, southwestern and west central Virginia. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 2:01 PM Jun. 18, 2026 – National Weather Service
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 350 REMAINS VALID UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 34 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA AMHERST APPOMATTOX BUCKINGHAM CAMPBELL CITY OF LYNCHBURG IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA BEDFORD CHARLOTTE CITY OF DANVILLE CITY OF MARTINSVILLE HALIFAX HENRY PITTSYLVANIA IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA BLAND CARROLL CITY OF GALAX CITY OF RADFORD CRAIG FLOYD GILES GRAYSON MONTGOMERY PATRICK PULASKI SMYTH TAZEWELL WYTHE IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA BOTETOURT CITY OF BUENA VISTA CITY OF LEXINGTON CITY OF ROANOKE CITY OF SALEM FRANKLIN ROANOKE ROCKBRIDGE IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA MERCER
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