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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1033 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
VAC067-141-161442-
/O.CAN.KRNK.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260316T1445Z/
PATRICK VA-FRANKLIN VA-
1033 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PATRICK AND SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES 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
SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3663 8002 3670 8002 3675 8003 3681 7987
3680 7985 3674 7976 3663 7978
TIME...MOT...LOC 1432Z 256DEG 27KT 3671 7996
VAC089-690-161445-
/O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260316T1445Z/
CITY OF MARTINSVILLE VA-HENRY VA-
1033 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM EDT FOR
CENTRAL HENRY COUNTY AND THE CITY OF MARTINSVILLE...
AT 1032 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER FIELDALE, OR NEAR BASSETT, MOVING EAST AT 30 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...
BASSETT...
STANLEYTOWN...
VILLA HEIGHTS...
CHATMOSS...
COLLINSVILLE...
AND FIELDALE.
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 3663 8002 3670 8002 3675 8003 3681 7987
3680 7985 3674 7976 3663 7978
TIME...MOT...LOC 1432Z 256DEG 27KT 3671 7996
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
DS
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