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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
324 PM EDT SUN SEP 29 2024
VAC089-690-291945-
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CITY OF MARTINSVILLE VA-HENRY VA-
324 PM EDT SUN SEP 29 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL HENRY COUNTY AND THE CITY OF MARTINSVILLE...
AT 324 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER HORSE PASTURE, OR NEAR MARTINSVILLE, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MARTINSVILLE...
STANLEYTOWN...
LEATHERWOOD...
VILLA HEIGHTS...
CHATMOSS...
COLLINSVILLE...
AND FIELDALE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS THE MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY AND
MARTINSVILLE AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
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 3660 7988 3664 8000 3672 7997 3681 7993
3680 7984 3679 7982 3680 7978 3670 7970
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 211DEG 14KT 3664 7992
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
AS
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