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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1014 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
THE CITY OF MARTINSVILLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
SOUTHEASTERN PATRICK COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...
SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 1045 AM EDT.
* AT 1014 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER CRITZ, OR 7 MILES EAST OF STUART, MOVING
EAST AT 55 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...
MARTINSVILLE...
SPENCER...
BASSETT...
AXTON...
SNOW CREEK...
LEATHERWOOD...
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 3672 8021 3689 7974 3670 7967 3663 7969
3663 7970 3658 8016
TIME...MOT...LOC 1414Z 253DEG 48KT 3667 8014
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
DS
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