950  
WUUS51 KRNK 301650  
SVRRNK  
VAC185-301800-  
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0066.250530T1650Z-250530T1800Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
1250 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
TAZEWELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...  
 
* UNTIL 200 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 1249 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST  
OF GLEN BURKE, OR 10 MILES EAST OF GRUNDY, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
RICHLANDS...  
BLUEFIELD...  
TAZEWELL...  
BURKES GARDEN...  
POCAHONTAS...  
AMONATE...  
AND GRATTON.  
 
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.  
 
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS. FOR YOUR SAFETY, MOVE TO AN  
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY  
FROM WINDOWS.  
 
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 3716 8186 3717 8187 3720 8176 3724 8173  
3720 8168 3721 8156 3723 8151 3726 8150  
3725 8148 3727 8142 3734 8136 3723 8123  
3721 8128 3717 8127 3715 8133 3713 8126  
3709 8127 3706 8134 3711 8189 3714 8190  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1649Z 264DEG 28KT 3724 8191  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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