Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
191 WUUS51 KRNK 052154 SVRRNK VAC019-023-052300- /O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0072.240605T2154Z-240605T2300Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 554 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Bedford County in south central Virginia... Central Botetourt County in west central Virginia... * Until 700 PM EDT. * At 553 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Troutville, moving northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Buchanan... Troutville... Eagle Rock... Fincastle... Nace... Laymantown... and Arcadia. 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 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. && LAT...LON 3734 7986 3739 8001 3764 7984 3764 7970 3752 7954 TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 215DEG 7KT 3740 7987 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ BMG