Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 6:04PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
At 603 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Reese to 7 miles west of Peoria. Movement was southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. Rainfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Boone...
Blowing Rock...
Beech Mountain...
Foscoe...
Sugar Grove...
Blowing Rock In Caldwell County...
and Beech Mountain In Avery County.

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