Last Updated on April 16, 2024 1:56 pm
Special Weather StatementNational Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA152 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024
NCZ018-161815-Watauga NC-152 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024
…A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN WATAUGA COUNTY THROUGH215 PM EDT…
At 151 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm overRominger, or over Beech Mountain, moving northeast at 5 mph.
HAZARD…Half inch hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.
Locations impacted include…Boone…Beech Mountain…Sugar Grove…Foscoe…Seven Devils…Rominger…and Valle Crucis.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result inponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, andminor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoidhydroplaning.
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