225
WWUS51 KRNK 292053
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
453 PM EDT SUN SEP 29 2024
VAC067-292115-
/O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0071.000000T0000Z-240929T2115Z/
FRANKLIN VA-
453 PM EDT SUN SEP 29 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY...
AT 453 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER WESTERN SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, OR NEAR ROCKY MOUNT,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 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...
WESTERN SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE...
AND UNION HALL.
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.
IF ON OR NEAR SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, GET AWAY FROM THE WATER AND MOVE
TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE
LARGE CAPSIZING WAVES, EVEN ON SMALL BODIES OF WATER. MOVE INTO DOCK
AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW! DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A
THUNDERSTORM.
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 3698 7974 3699 7983 3708 7983 3708 7970
3703 7966
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 206DEG 10KT 3701 7977
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
AS
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page