Special Weather Statement issued May 15 at 5:40PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
At 539 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Boones Mill, moving east at 35 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...
Rocky Mount...
Boones Mill...
Burnt Chimney...
Western Smith Mountain Lake...
Westlake Corner...
Wirtz...
and Union Hall.

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