891  
WWUS54 KMRX 230130  
SVSMRX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
930 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
 
VAC105-169-195-230145-  
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-260823T0145Z/  
LEE VA-SCOTT VA-WISE VA-  
930 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN LEE...WESTERN SCOTT AND SOUTHWESTERN WISE  
COUNTIES...  
 
AT 930 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF  
GATE CITY, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 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...  
BIG STONE GAP, DUFFIELD, CLINCHPORT, DRYDEN, JASPER, AND  
PATTONSVILLE.  
 
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.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3686 8270 3670 8252 3659 8293 3659 8297  
3679 8295 3681 8293  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 334DEG 22KT 3670 8274  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
KRS  
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