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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
656 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024

The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Surry County in northwestern North Carolina...
  Northwestern Stokes County in north central North Carolina...
  Southwestern Patrick County in southwestern Virginia...

* Until 800 PM EDT.

* At 656 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ararat,
  moving east at 15 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...
  Stuart...
  Ararat...
  Collinstown...
  and Patrick Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

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.

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LAT...LON 3652 8055 3660 8058 3670 8023 3662 8018
      3654 8019
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 258DEG 14KT 3656 8050

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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