Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 12:11PM EDT until August 11 at 1:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VASVRRNK
The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Tazewell County in southwestern Virginia...
* Until 100 PM EDT.
* At 1210 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near War to 7 miles west of Glen Burke, moving east
at 20 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...
Richlands...
Tazewell...
Cedar Bluff...
Raven...
Glen Burke...
Jewell Ridge...
and Amonate.
Safety instructions
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds, as well as
deadly cloud to ground lightning. For your safety, move to an
interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Stay away
from windows.
Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in
ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and
minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.
Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid
hydroplaning.
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 X.
At 1200 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northwest of Jewell Ridge, or 11 miles east of Grundy, moving
southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
War, Cucumber, and Jolo.
Safety instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EDT for
southwestern Virginia...and southern West Virginia.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of northwest North Carolina, including the
following areas, Alleghany NC, Ashe and Watauga, Virginia,
including the following areas, Alleghany VA, Bath, Bland,
Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery,
Pulaski, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Smyth, Tazewell and Wythe, and
southeast West Virginia, including the following areas, Eastern
Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers and Western Greenbrier.
* WHEN...Through Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur
in poor drainage and urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Possible repeated rounds of thunderstorms in an extremely
moist airmass will lead to flash flooding concerns over the
next several days.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Safety instructions
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
85°5% rain
77°7% rain
62°28% rain
