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Radar valid at 545 pm EDT, Oct 19th 2025

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VAZ018-019-022-023-WVZ044-192145-
Botetourt VA-Craig VA-Roanoke VA-Alleghany VA-Monroe WV-
520 PM EDT Sun Oct 19 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
NORTHWESTERN ROANOKE AND SOUTHWESTERN ALLEGHANY COUNTIES IN WEST
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...CRAIG COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...WESTERN
BOTETOURT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND EAST CENTRAL MONROE
COUNTIES IN SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA THROUGH 545 PM EDT...

At 520 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near New Castle, moving east at 35 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...
Troutville...
New Castle...
Paint Bank...
Sinking Creek...
Catawba...
Oriskany...
and Fincastle.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3744 7976 3743 7977 3742 7981 3741 7982
3736 8029 3763 8032 3771 7983
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 260DEG 28KT 3749 8018

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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