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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 6:16 PM May. 27, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN FRANKLIN...SOUTHERN BEDFORD AND NORTHWEST PITTSYLVANIA COUTNIES THROUGH 230 PM EDT... At 212 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Penhook, moving east at 20 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... Penhook... Southern Smith Mountain Lake... Ajax... Union Hall... and North Shore. 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. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for south central, central and west central Virginia. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 5:13 PM May. 27, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 247 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 30 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 CITY OF RADFORD CRAIG FLOYD GILES MONTGOMERY PATRICK PULASKI IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA ALLEGHANY VA BATH BOTETOURT CITY OF BUENA VISTA CITY OF COVINGTON CITY OF LEXINGTON CITY OF ROANOKE CITY OF SALEM FRANKLIN ROANOKE ROCKBRIDGE IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA GREENBRIER MERCER MONROE SUMMERS
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