741
WWUS51 KRNK 161500 RRA
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1100 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NCC157-VAC067-089-143-690-161530-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260316T1530Z/
ROCKINGHAM NC-PITTSYLVANIA VA-CITY OF MARTINSVILLE VA-HENRY VA-
FRANKLIN VA-
1100 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM EDT
FOR
ROCKINGHAM...WESTERN PITTSYLVANIA...EASTERN HENRY AND SOUTHEASTERN
FRANKLIN COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF MARTINSVILLE...
AT 1059 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR SOUTHERN SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE TO NEAR MONROETON,
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EDEN...
REIDSVILLE...
MARTINSVILLE...
WENTWORTH...
AXTON...
PENHOOK...
AND MAYFIELD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH CAROLINA...AND SOUTH CENTRAL, CENTRAL, SOUTHWESTERN AND WEST
CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
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 X.
LAT...LON 3625 7986 3693 7990 3702 7969 3703 7951
3701 7948 3702 7946 3703 7947 3703 7945
3662 7948 3660 7952 3658 7948 3654 7948
3654 7951 3624 7953
TIME...MOT...LOC 1459Z 258DEG 34KT 3702 7962 3628 7968
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
CDG
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