Special Weather Statement for Washington
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What you need to know
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- Washington
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What is happening
At 402 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Abingdon, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Abingdon, Glade Spring,...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for east Tennessee...and southwestern Virginia.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 402 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Abingdon, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Abingdon, Glade Spring, Lindell, Konnarock, and Emory-Meadowview.
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- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 4:02PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Morristown TN. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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