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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1005 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
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STOKES NC-
1005 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN STOKES COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH CAROLINA...AND SOUTH CENTRAL, SOUTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL
VIRGINIA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3655 8037 3663 8037 3669 8040 3676 8017
3654 8014
TIME...MOT...LOC 1404Z 253DEG 51KT 3665 8031
VAC141-161430-
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PATRICK VA-
1005 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PATRICK COUNTY...
AT 1004 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER STUART, MOVING EAST AT 60 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...
STUART...
PATRICK SPRINGS...
AND CRITZ.
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 X.
LAT...LON 3655 8037 3663 8037 3669 8040 3676 8017
3654 8014
TIME...MOT...LOC 1404Z 253DEG 51KT 3665 8031
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
DS
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