Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA

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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
719 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024

VAC009-019-031-067-143-680-262330-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-240526T2330Z/
Campbell VA-Pittsylvania VA-Bedford VA-Amherst VA-
City of Lynchburg VA-Franklin VA-
719 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR CAMPBELL...NORTHERN PITTSYLVANIA...CENTRAL
BEDFORD...SOUTHEASTERN AMHERST AND SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES
AND THE CITY OF LYNCHBURG...

At 718 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Timberlake to near Leesville to near Sago, moving east
at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Lynchburg...
Bedford...
Altavista...
Hurt...
Chatham...
Gretna...
and Huddleston.

This includes The following Locations Liberty University, The
National D-Day Memorial, and Lynchburg Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for 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 3754 7887 3744 7901 3734 7897 3710 7910
      3676 7938 3678 7966 3685 7964 3679 7976
      3683 8000 3724 7959 3742 7954 3757 7891
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 270DEG 39KT 3734 7928 3715 7938 3690 7971

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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