Special Weather Statement issued July 12 at 5:14PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
At 514 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Twin Oaks, or near Independence, moving southeast at 5 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...
Sparta...
Independence...
Bridle Creek...
Whitehead...
Stratford...
Twin Oaks...
and Piney Creek.

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