789  
WWUS51 KRNK 291933  
SVSRNK  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
333 PM EDT SUN SEP 29 2024  
 
VAC089-143-291945-  
/O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0061.000000T0000Z-240929T1945Z/  
PITTSYLVANIA VA-HENRY VA-  
333 PM EDT SUN SEP 29 2024  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR  
SOUTHWESTERN PITTSYLVANIA AND SOUTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTIES...  
 
AT 333 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR SANDY LEVEL, OR NEAR AXTON, 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...  
AXTON...  
AIKEN SUMMIT...  
AND SANDY LEVEL.  
 
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 3656 7973 3659 7983 3669 7974 3668 7967  
3661 7961  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 210DEG 11KT 3660 7977  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 
 
 
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