961  
WUUS51 KRNK 012136  
SVRRNK  
VAC021-071-173-185-WVC055-063-089-012230-  
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0138.250701T2136Z-250701T2230Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
536 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
NORTHWESTERN GILES COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...  
NORTHWESTERN SMYTH COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...  
TAZEWELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...  
CENTRAL BLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...  
SOUTHERN SUMMERS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...  
MERCER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...  
SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...  
 
* UNTIL 630 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 536 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR MULLENS TO 6 MILES EAST OF DAVENPORT, MOVING  
SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
BLUEFIELD...  
PRINCETON...  
RICHLANDS...  
TAZEWELL...  
CEDAR BLUFF...  
ATHENS...  
AND PETERSTOWN.  
 
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.  
 
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN  
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS, STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS, AND  
MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS, STREAMS, AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE.  
DRIVERS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA CAUTION TO AVOID  
HYDROPLANING.  
 
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 X.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3715 8190 3720 8176 3724 8173 3720 8168  
3721 8156 3726 8150 3727 8142 3742 8131  
3742 8128 3746 8131 3751 8121 3757 8120  
3760 8114 3759 8109 3768 8101 3756 8056  
3683 8161 3695 8181 3696 8178 3699 8179  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 293DEG 16KT 3761 8139 3710 8201  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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