Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
830 NOUS41 KRNK 271331 PNSRNK NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>044-507-508-272100- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 931 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...Sunday`s storm damage in Salem, VA has been preliminarily rated as an EF-1 Tornado... Meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Blacksburg continue to survey damage from severe thunderstorms that moved through the City of Salem on May 26, 2024. So far, the team has found damage consistent with that of an EF-1 tornado, with maximum wind speeds between 100 and 105 miles per hour. Again, the storm survey is ongoing. A final assessment, including results of the survey, as well as additional details, are expected to be completed and transmitted via a Public Information Statement by later this afternoon. The storm survey information will also be available on our website at http://www.weather.gov/rnk. $$ Butts