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WWUS51 KRNK 291924  
SVSRNK  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
324 PM EDT SUN SEP 29 2024  
 
VAC089-690-291945-  
/O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-240929T1945Z/  
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  
 
 
 
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