Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Lynchburg, VA ∙ Forest, VA ∙ Rustburg, VA ∙ Goode, VA ∙ Bedford, VA ∙ Lynchburg Intl Airport, VA ∙ Timberlake, VA ∙ Evington, VA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 856 PM EDT Thu Aug 29 2024 The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Campbell County in central Virginia... Eastern Bedford County in south central Virginia... The City of Lynchburg in central Virginia... * Until 1000 PM EDT. * At 855 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bedford, moving east at 10 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... Lynchburg... Bedford... Forest... Evington... Rustburg... Coleman Falls... and Boonsboro. This includes The following Locations Liberty University, The National D-Day Memorial, and Lynchburg Airport. 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. 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 3714 7944 3732 7957 3751 7932 3750 7930 3751 7927 3749 7926 3750 7925 3743 7914 3741 7914 3740 7912 3740 7911 3722 7907 TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 250DEG 8KT 3727 7945 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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