Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
101 WUUS51 KRNK 072022 SVRRNK NCC169-171-072045- /O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0036.240507T2022Z-240507T2045Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 422 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Surry County in northwestern North Carolina... Southwestern Stokes County in north central North Carolina... * Until 445 PM EDT. * At 421 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Level Cross, or near Fairview, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Fairview... Pilot Mountain... King... Pilot Mountain State Park... Level Cross... Pinnacle... and Ararat. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds, as well as deadly cloud to ground lightning. 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 3626 8032 3632 8076 3637 8076 3645 8027 3626 8025 TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 273DEG 29KT 3633 8064 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ WP