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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 9:10 PM Aug. 17, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN LEE...WESTERN SCOTT AND SOUTHWESTERN WISE COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT... At 510 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Holmes Mill, or 11 miles northeast of Jonesville, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Big Stone Gap, Pennington Gap, St. Charles, Duffield, Dryden, and Jasper. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for southwestern Virginia. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 9:03 PM Aug. 17, 2026 – National Weather Service
VA . VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BLAND CARROLL FLOYD FRANKLIN GILES GRAYSON HENRY LEE MONTGOMERY PATRICK PITTSYLVANIA PULASKI RUSSELL SCOTT SMYTH TAZEWELL WASHINGTON WISE WYTHE VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE BRISTOL DANVILLE GALAX MARTINSVILLE NORTON RADFORD
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