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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA

437 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025

 

VAZ032-043-044-072100-

Henry VA-Patrick VA-Pittsylvania VA-

437 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025



...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT 

SOUTHWESTERN PITTSYLVANIA...HENRY AND SOUTHEASTERN PATRICK COUNTIES

AND THE CITY OF MARTINSVILLE THROUGH 500 PM EDT...



At 437 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong

thunderstorms near Horse Pasture, or near Martinsville, moving east

at 45 mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



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

         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 

         possible.



Locations impacted include...

Martinsville...

Spencer...

Axton...

Ridgeway...

Leatherwood...

Villa Heights...

and Chatmoss.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



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LAT...LON 3665 8014 3678 7977 3680 7975 3684 7964

      3668 7945 3654 7994 3654 8010

TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 249DEG 41KT 3663 7989 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH



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