865  
WUUS51 KRNK 301846  
SVRRNK  
VAC023-045-071-121-161-770-775-301945-  
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0068.250530T1846Z-250530T1945Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
246 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
ROANOKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
SOUTHEASTERN GILES COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...  
SOUTHERN CRAIG COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...  
THE CITY OF SALEM IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
THE CITY OF ROANOKE IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
SOUTHWESTERN BOTETOURT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...  
 
* UNTIL 345 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 246 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER NEWPORT,  
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
ROANOKE...  
BLACKSBURG...  
SALEM...  
VINTON...  
PEMBROKE...  
NEWPORT...  
AND SINKING CREEK.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL,  
SOUTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHEASTERN WEST  
VIRGINIA.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3724 7984 3722 7985 3721 7988 3718 7989  
3714 7996 3714 7999 3717 8000 3717 8003  
3716 8009 3721 8061 3724 8061 3722 8069  
3740 8062 3752 7993  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 277DEG 30KT 3731 8053  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
EB  
 
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