NWS Special Weather Statement (Watauga County)

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Special Weather Statement issued August 14 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg

...Thunderstorms will impact portions of northern Alleghany, central Watauga, Ashe Counties in northwestern North Carolina and southeastern Grayson Counties in southwestern Virginia through 1015 PM EDT... At 929 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a broken line of thunderstorms along a line extending from near Spring Valley to near Lansing to near Mountain City. Movement was southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Sparta... Jefferson... West Jefferson... Independence... Lansing... Mouth Of Wilson... and Glendale Springs. MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

Counties Affected:
Alleghany; Ashe; Watauga

Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
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