Last Updated on June 8, 2022 1:29 pm
NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-NC1263FA2AD10C.SpecialWeatherStatement.1263FA2AEF20NC.RNKSPSRNK.9c4c8a92cfa379ce0fab1185b6dc9c7f[email protected]2022-06-08T13:23:00-04:00ActualAlertPublicAlert for Watauga; Wilkes (North Carolina) Issued by the National Weather Service
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2022-06-08T13:23:00-04:002022-06-08T14:00:00-04:00NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)Special Weather Statement issued June 08 at 1:23PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg…A strong thunderstorm will impact portions ofsouthwestern Wilkes and southeastern Watauga Counties through 200 PMEDT…At 122 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm overDarby, or 8 miles south of Deep Gap, moving east at 15 mph.HAZARD…Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.SOURCE…Radar indicated.IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow aroundunsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects ispossible.Locations impacted include…Boomer…Maple Springs…Darby…Wilkesboro Reservoir…and Elkville.MAX HAIL SIZE…0.25 INMAX WIND GUST…40 MPHIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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