Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1228 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN ALLEGHANY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  NORTHERN AMHERST COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  SOUTHERN BATH COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  NORTH CENTRAL BOTETOURT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  CITY OF BUENA VISTA IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  CITY OF LEXINGTON IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 115 PM EDT

* AT 1227 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CLIFTON FORGE CITY...
  AND WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ROCKBRIDGE BATHS...
  COLLIERSTOWN...
  BUENA VISTA CITY...
  CLIFTON FORGE CITY...
  AND VESUVIUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT GET CAUGHT OUTSIDE. SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF QUARTER SIZE
OR LARGER HAIL...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 3795 7924 3789 7916 3786 7914 3781 7917
      3781 7914 3779 7911 3778 7907 3772 7906
      3768 7908 3776 7991 3796 7989
TIME...MOT...LOC 1627Z 272DEG 42KT 3785 7979

$$

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