Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
858 AM EST FRI DEC 6 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL CARROLL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
  SOUTHWESTERN FLOYD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
  SOUTHERN WYTHE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
  NORTHEASTERN GRAYSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
  SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 945 AM EST

* AT 858 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS
  STORM WAS LOCATED OVER ELK CREEK...AND WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 45
  MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  GALAX...
  HILLSVILLE...
  FRIES...
  ALLISONIA...
  AND SPEEDWELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM. A
TORNADO MAY DEVELOP. ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A
STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL OF ANY
SIZE...AS WELL AS ANY REPORTS OF 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 3699 8060 3675 8050 3669 8088 3670 8090
      3669 8090 3670 8091 3668 8092 3663 8124
      3676 8127 3677 8126 3682 8129
TIME...MOT...LOC 1358Z 254DEG 39KT 3674 8116
$$

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