Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Sandy Level, VA ∙ Horse Pasture, VA ∙ Price, NC ∙ Laurel Park, VA ∙ Brosville, VA ∙ Chatmoss, VA ∙ Cascade, VA ∙ Ridgeway, VA ∙ Axton, VA ∙ Martinsville, VA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 425 PM EDT Fri Aug 30 2024 The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Rockingham County in north central North Carolina... Southwestern Pittsylvania County in south central Virginia... The City of Martinsville in south central Virginia... Southern Henry County in south central Virginia... * Until 515 PM EDT. * At 424 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Chatmoss, or over Martinsville, moving southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Eden... Martinsville... Mayfield... Axton... Ridgeway... Leatherwood... and Chatmoss. This includes The following Locations The Martinsville Speedway and Martinsville Airport. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 3677 7976 3665 7953 3647 7954 3646 7987 3654 8000 3661 8000 TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 327DEG 9KT 3665 7983 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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