Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
427 WUUS51 KRNK 262135 SVRRNK VAC023-035-045-063-067-071-121-155-161-197-750-770-775-262230- /O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0059.240526T2135Z-240526T2230Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 535 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Pulaski County in southwestern Virginia... Giles County in southwestern Virginia... Craig County in southwestern Virginia... The City of Radford in southwestern Virginia... The City of Salem in west central Virginia... Floyd County in southwestern Virginia... Northeastern Carroll County in southwestern Virginia... Southwestern Botetourt County in west central Virginia... Roanoke County in west central Virginia... The City of Roanoke in west central Virginia... East central Wythe County in southwestern Virginia... Western Franklin County in west central Virginia... Montgomery County in southwestern Virginia... * Until 630 PM EDT. * At 534 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Pearisburg to near Dublin to near Ennice, 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... Roanoke... Blacksburg... Salem... Christiansburg... Radford... Pulaski... and Vinton. This includes The following Locations Virginia Tech, 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 3713 8081 3739 8082 3740 8079 3737 8077 3745 8060 3747 8050 3744 8050 3742 8047 3750 8031 3753 8029 3760 8002 3732 7984 3726 7986 3721 7984 3700 7987 3685 7997 3685 8012 3687 8023 3685 8029 3686 8084 TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 272DEG 45KT 3735 8075 3714 8073 3656 8105 THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH $$ BMG