Special Weather Statement
NWS Blacksburg VA ยท US
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Strong Thunderstorms Will Impact Northern Pulaski...Southeastern Giles And Northwestern Montgomery Counties Through 345 PM EDT
- Event
- Special Weather Statement
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Observed
- Response
- Execute
Description
Overview
At 319 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Eggleston to near White Gate. Movement was south at 15 mph.
Hazard
Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
Source
Radar indicated.
Impacts
Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Blacksburg... Pulaski... Dublin... Pembroke... Mountain Lake... Newport... and Poplar Hill.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
Affected areas
- Giles County, VA
- Pulaski County, VA
- Montgomery County, VA
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Blacksburg VA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~22s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2RD04RK0KD2W8HMEHT2Y68Q
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8232ce29fb893c279f486bc11496f92e166163ed.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Blacksburg VA
- AWIPS ID
- CAPRNK
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.2253
- WMO heading
- XOUS51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | SPS |
| NationalWeatherService | SPS |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | SPSRNK |
| WMOidentifier | WWUS81 KRNK 171920 |
| NWSheadline | STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN PULASKI...SOUTHEASTERN GILES AND NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT |
| eventMotionDescription | 2026-09-17T19:19:00-00:00...storm...339DEG...13KT...37.29,-80.58 37.2,-80.81 |
| maxWindGust | 40 MPH |
| maxHailSize | 0.00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Giles County, VA
- Pulaski County, VA
- Montgomery County, VA
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 051071 |
| SAME | 051155 |
| SAME | 051750 |
| SAME | 051121 |
| UGC | VAZ011 |
| UGC | VAZ013 |
| UGC | VAZ014 |
- Polygons
- 37.22,-80.38 37.04,-80.81 37.24,-80.88 37.36,-80.54 37.22,-80.38