Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
872 WWUS51 KRNK 212205 SVSRNK Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 605 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024 VAC009-011-029-212230- /O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0164.000000T0000Z-240921T2230Z/ Appomattox VA-Buckingham VA-Amherst VA- 605 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR APPOMATTOX...SOUTHWESTERN BUCKINGHAM AND SOUTHEASTERN AMHERST COUNTIES... At 605 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Oakville, or near Bent Creek, moving south at 30 mph. HAZARD...Two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Public. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Amherst... Appomattox... Bent Creek... Appomattox National Historic Park... Riverville... New Glasgow... and Stonewall. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and 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 3725 7892 3758 7910 3766 7896 3755 7890 3755 7887 3753 7883 3757 7882 3759 7883 3760 7881 3763 7882 3764 7880 3764 7877 3740 7860 TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 339DEG 25KT 3745 7889 TORNADO...POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH $$ SH