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Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Ashe (North Carolina)
HIDE
NORTHWESTERN WILKES COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHWESTERN GRAYSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
* UNTIL 515 PM EDT.
* AT 417 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FLATWOOD...OR NEAR
WHITETOP...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 29 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FLATWOOD...
SHATLEY SPRINGS...
CLIFTON...
WEST JEFFERSON...
MOUNT JEFFERSON...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS
WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.
LAT...LON 3648 8171 3653 8171 3659 8168 3662 8163
3662 8162 3664 8160 3641 8126 3637 8124
3638 8121 3634 8117 3619 8144 3624 8149
3640 8174
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 318DEG 26KT 3657 8168
HIDE
NORTHWESTERN WILKES COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHWESTERN GRAYSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
* UNTIL 515 PM EDT.
* AT 417 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FLATWOOD...OR NEAR
WHITETOP...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 29 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FLATWOOD...
SHATLEY SPRINGS...
CLIFTON...
WEST JEFFERSON...
MOUNT JEFFERSON...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS
WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.
LAT...LON 3648 8171 3653 8171 3659 8168 3662 8163
3662 8162 3664 8160 3641 8126 3637 8124
3638 8121 3634 8117 3619 8144 3624 8149
3640 8174
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 318DEG 26KT 3657 8168
Special Weather Statement - Ashe (North Carolina)
HIDE
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ENTERING THE REGION...
AT 404 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF WHITETOP...MOVING EAST AT 21
MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...MOUNT ROGERS SUMMIT...
ASHLAND AT 420 PM EDT...NELLA...SHATLEY SPRINGS AT 425 PM EDT...
GRAYSON HIGHLANDS STATE PARK...TROUT DALE AT 430 PM EDT...RUGBY...
LANSING AT 435 PM EDT...BALDWIN AT 440 PM EDT...GRASSY CREEK AT 445
PM EDT.
THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY REDEVELOP ACROSS PARTS OF THE NORTHERN
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH 500 PM. GIVEN THE EXPECTED SLOW
MOVEMENT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR TWO COULD OCCUR. IN
ADDITION...WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OVER WESTERN ASHE...GRAYSON
AND NORTHWEST WATAUGA COUNTIES.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR
UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
HIDE
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ENTERING THE REGION...
AT 404 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF WHITETOP...MOVING EAST AT 21
MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...MOUNT ROGERS SUMMIT...
ASHLAND AT 420 PM EDT...NELLA...SHATLEY SPRINGS AT 425 PM EDT...
GRAYSON HIGHLANDS STATE PARK...TROUT DALE AT 430 PM EDT...RUGBY...
LANSING AT 435 PM EDT...BALDWIN AT 440 PM EDT...GRASSY CREEK AT 445
PM EDT.
THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY REDEVELOP ACROSS PARTS OF THE NORTHERN
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH 500 PM. GIVEN THE EXPECTED SLOW
MOVEMENT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR TWO COULD OCCUR. IN
ADDITION...WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OVER WESTERN ASHE...GRAYSON
AND NORTHWEST WATAUGA COUNTIES.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR
UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special Weather Statement - Alleghany (North Carolina)
HIDE
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ENTERING THE REGION...
AT 404 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF WHITETOP...MOVING EAST AT 21
MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...MOUNT ROGERS SUMMIT...
ASHLAND AT 420 PM EDT...NELLA...SHATLEY SPRINGS AT 425 PM EDT...
GRAYSON HIGHLANDS STATE PARK...TROUT DALE AT 430 PM EDT...RUGBY...
LANSING AT 435 PM EDT...BALDWIN AT 440 PM EDT...GRASSY CREEK AT 445
PM EDT.
THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY REDEVELOP ACROSS PARTS OF THE NORTHERN
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH 500 PM. GIVEN THE EXPECTED SLOW
MOVEMENT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR TWO COULD OCCUR. IN
ADDITION...WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OVER WESTERN ASHE...GRAYSON
AND NORTHWEST WATAUGA COUNTIES.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR
UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
HIDE
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ENTERING THE REGION...
AT 404 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF WHITETOP...MOVING EAST AT 21
MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...MOUNT ROGERS SUMMIT...
ASHLAND AT 420 PM EDT...NELLA...SHATLEY SPRINGS AT 425 PM EDT...
GRAYSON HIGHLANDS STATE PARK...TROUT DALE AT 430 PM EDT...RUGBY...
LANSING AT 435 PM EDT...BALDWIN AT 440 PM EDT...GRASSY CREEK AT 445
PM EDT.
THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY REDEVELOP ACROSS PARTS OF THE NORTHERN
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH 500 PM. GIVEN THE EXPECTED SLOW
MOVEMENT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR TWO COULD OCCUR. IN
ADDITION...WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OVER WESTERN ASHE...GRAYSON
AND NORTHWEST WATAUGA COUNTIES.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR
UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Wilkes (North Carolina)
HIDE
NORTHWESTERN WILKES COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHWESTERN GRAYSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
* UNTIL 515 PM EDT.
* AT 417 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FLATWOOD...OR NEAR
WHITETOP...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 29 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FLATWOOD...
SHATLEY SPRINGS...
CLIFTON...
WEST JEFFERSON...
MOUNT JEFFERSON...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS
WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.
LAT...LON 3648 8171 3653 8171 3659 8168 3662 8163
3662 8162 3664 8160 3641 8126 3637 8124
3638 8121 3634 8117 3619 8144 3624 8149
3640 8174
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 318DEG 26KT 3657 8168
HIDE
NORTHWESTERN WILKES COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHWESTERN GRAYSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
* UNTIL 515 PM EDT.
* AT 417 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FLATWOOD...OR NEAR
WHITETOP...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 29 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FLATWOOD...
SHATLEY SPRINGS...
CLIFTON...
WEST JEFFERSON...
MOUNT JEFFERSON...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS
WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.
LAT...LON 3648 8171 3653 8171 3659 8168 3662 8163
3662 8162 3664 8160 3641 8126 3637 8124
3638 8121 3634 8117 3619 8144 3624 8149
3640 8174
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 318DEG 26KT 3657 8168
Photo for August 7, 2008
"Thank goodness today(8/5) has not made the 90's. Our friend's Newfoundland, Finnegan, has a favorite spot when the weather gets hot." Jay Wild Thanks!
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