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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Status

New Event Expired

Start Time

Fri 05/30/2025 02:46 PM EDT

End Time

Fri 05/30/2025 03:45 PM EDT

Significance

Warning

Storm Location

2 mi WNW of Newport, VA

Storm Motion

Moving E at 35 mph

Impacts

High impact

Hail threatradar indicated
Max hail size<.75 in
Wind threatradar indicated
Max wind gust60 mph

Locations Affected

Roanoke, VA ∙ Glenvar, VA ∙ Abbott, VA ∙ Blacksburg, VA ∙ Roanoke Regional Airport, VA ∙ Pembroke, VA ∙ Poor Mountain, VA ∙ Vinton, VA ∙ Prices Fork, VA ∙ Starkey, VA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 246 PM EDT Fri May 30 2025 The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Roanoke County in west central Virginia... Southeastern Giles County in southwestern Virginia... Southern Craig County in southwestern Virginia... The City of Salem in west central Virginia... The City of Roanoke in west central Virginia... Southwestern Botetourt County in west central Virginia... Northern Montgomery County in southwestern Virginia... * Until 345 PM EDT. * At 246 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Newport, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Roanoke... Blacksburg... Salem... Vinton... Pembroke... Newport... and Sinking Creek. 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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for south central, southwestern and west central Virginia...and southeastern West Virginia. && LAT...LON 3724 7984 3722 7985 3721 7988 3718 7989 3714 7996 3714 7999 3717 8000 3717 8003 3716 8009 3721 8061 3724 8061 3722 8069 3740 8062 3752 7993 TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 277DEG 30KT 3731 8053 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH