Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
149 WWUS51 KRNK 222101 SVSRNK Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 501 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 VAC161-770-775-222130- /O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-240522T2130Z/ Roanoke VA-City of Salem VA-City of Roanoke VA- 501 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN ROANOKE ...THE CITY OF SALEM AND THE WESTERN CITY OF ROANOKE... At 500 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Glenvar, or near Catawba, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Roanoke... Salem... Catawba... Glenvar... Bradshaw... Cave Spring... and Hollins. This includes The following Locations The Salem Fairgrounds and Roanoke Regional Airport. 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 3735 7998 3723 7998 3722 8018 3731 8026 3734 8026 3742 8008 TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 242DEG 15KT 3732 8014 THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ BMG