Special Weather Statement for Franklin
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Franklin
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
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- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 809 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers near Callaway, or near Boones Mill, moving southeast at 20 mph. These showers could develop into thunderstorms with cloud to ground lightning. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 809 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers near Callaway, or near Boones Mill, moving southeast at 20 mph. These showers could develop into thunderstorms with cloud to ground lightning. 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... Rocky Mount... Boones Mill... Ferrum... Callaway... and Wirtz.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued July 26 at 8:11PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Blacksburg VA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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