Special Weather Statement 12/18/2024 10:06 for Virginia, West Virginia areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued December 18 at 1:06PM EST by NWS Blacksburg VA
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
December 18, 2024 - 10:06am
Expires: 
December 18, 2024 - 10:45am
Description: 
At 106 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Babcock State Park to Dunns to near Tazewell. Movement was east at 45 mph. 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... Bluefield... Bland... Princeton... Tazewell... Lewisburg... Pearisburg... and Hinton.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Tazewell; Bland; Giles; Mercer; Summers; Monroe; Eastern Greenbrier; Western Greenbrier
Forcast Office: 
NWS Blacksburg VA