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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 8:43 PM Sep. 4, 2026 – National Weather Service
VA . VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ALBEMARLE ALLEGHANY AMELIA AMHERST APPOMATTOX ARLINGTON AUGUSTA BATH BEDFORD BLAND BOTETOURT BRUNSWICK BUCKINGHAM CAMPBELL CAROLINE CARROLL CHARLES CITY CHARLOTTE CHESTERFIELD CLARKE CRAIG CULPEPER CUMBERLAND DINWIDDIE ESSEX FAIRFAX FAUQUIER FLOYD FLUVANNA FRANKLIN FREDERICK GILES GLOUCESTER GOOCHLAND GRAYSON GREENE GREENSVILLE HALIFAX HANOVER HENRICO HENRY HIGHLAND ISLE OF WIGHT JAMES CITY KING AND QUEEN KING GEORGE KING WILLIAM LANCASTER LOUDOUN LOUISA LUNENBURG MADISON MATHEWS MECKLENBURG MIDDLESEX MONTGOMERY NELSON NEW KENT NORTHUMBERLAND NOTTOWAY ORANGE PAGE PATRICK PITTSYLVANIA POWHATAN PRINCE EDWARD PRINCE GEORGE PRINCE WILLIAM PULASKI RAPPAHANNOCK RICHMOND ROANOKE ROCKBRIDGE ROCKINGHAM SHENANDOAH SMYTH SOUTHAMPTON SPOTSYLVANIA STAFFORD SURRY SUSSEX TAZEWELL WARREN WESTMORELAND WYTHE YORK VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE ALEXANDRIA BUENA VISTA CHARLOTTESVILLE CHESAPEAKE COLONIAL HEIGHTS COVINGTON DANVILLE EMPORIA FAIRFAX FALLS CHURCH FRANKLIN FREDERICKSBURG GALAX HAMPTON HARRISONBURG HOPEWELL LEXINGTON LYNCHBURG MANASSAS MANASSAS PARK MARTINSVILLE NEWPORT NEWS NORFOLK PETERSBURG POQUOSON PORTSMOUTH RADFORD RICHMOND ROANOKE SALEM STAUNTON SUFFOLK VIRGINIA BEACH WAYNESBORO WILLIAMSBURG WINCHESTER
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 8:25 PM Sep. 4, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN TAZEWELL...CENTRAL BLAND AND NORTHWESTERN WYTHE COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT... At 424 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Tiptop, or 8 miles west of Bluefield, 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... Bland... Bluefield... Bastian... Burkes Garden... Clear Fork... Gratton... and Tiptop. 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. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for southwestern Virginia...and southeastern West Virginia. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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