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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA

208 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025

 

VAZ019-WVZ507-170630-

Alleghany VA-Eastern Greenbrier WV-

208 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN ALLEGHANY COUNTY 

IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEASTERN GREENBRIER COUNTIES IN 

SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA AND THE CITY OF COVINGTON THROUGH 230 AM 

EDT...



At 208 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over

White Sulphur Springs, moving east at 65 mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 

         unsecured objects.



Locations impacted include...

Alleghany...

Covington...

White Sulphur Springs...

Greenbrier River Trail...

Lewisburg Airport...

Alvon...

and Maxwelton.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 AM EDT for

southwestern Virginia...and southeastern West Virginia.



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LAT...LON 3795 7998 3775 7995 3774 8040 3787 8042

      3795 8005 3794 8003 3796 8000 3796 7999

TIME...MOT...LOC 0608Z 259DEG 56KT 3780 8032 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH



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