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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 8:51 PM Jul. 28, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN STOKES...NORTHWESTERN ROCKINGHAM...SOUTHWESTERN HENRY AND SOUTHEASTERN PATRICK COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT... At 451 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Critz, or near Spencer, moving southeast at 30 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... Mayodan... Madison... Stoneville... Spencer... Sandy Ridge... Ridgeway... and Critz. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for north central and northwestern North Carolina...and south central, southwestern and west central Virginia. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 8:46 PM Jul. 28, 2026 – National Weather Service
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 526 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING 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 28 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 CARROLL CITY OF GALAX CITY OF RADFORD FLOYD GRAYSON MONTGOMERY PATRICK PULASKI IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA BOTETOURT CITY OF BUENA VISTA CITY OF LEXINGTON CITY OF ROANOKE CITY OF SALEM FRANKLIN ROANOKE ROCKBRIDGE
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