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WUUS51 KRNK 262217
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
617 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024

The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  The City of Covington in west central Virginia...
  Alleghany County in west central Virginia...
  The City of Buena Vista in west central Virginia...
  Northeastern Craig County in southwestern Virginia...
  The City of Lexington in west central Virginia...
  Rockbridge County in west central Virginia...
  Bath County in west central Virginia...
  Northern Bedford County in south central Virginia...
  Botetourt County in west central Virginia...
  Amherst County in central Virginia...
  Southeastern Greenbrier County in southeastern West Virginia...

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 617 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Beartown State Park to near Jordan Mines to
  near Catawba, moving east at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
           tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
           roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Lexington...
  Buena Vista...
  Covington...
  Clifton Forge...
  Amherst...
  Buchanan...
  and Glasgow.

This includes The following Location VMI.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. For your
safety, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Stay away from windows.

When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of hail of any
size, as well as reports of any wind damage, including downed trees
or large limbs, to the National Weather Service by calling toll free
at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports and pictures can also be
shared on the National Weather Service Blacksburg Facebook page and
on Twitter.

&&

LAT...LON 3822 7970 3819 7954 3816 7952 3815 7953
      3817 7944 3809 7949 3789 7915 3781 7917
      3778 7907 3771 7906 3770 7898 3756 7891
      3731 7984 3743 8011 3805 8027 3804 8017
      3806 7996 3818 7992 3827 7979
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 252DEG 44KT 3807 8020 3773 8009 3741 8007

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

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