784
WWUS51 KRNK 161513
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1113 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
VAC690-161522-
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260316T1530Z/
CITY OF MARTINSVILLE VA-
1113 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR
THE CITY OF MARTINSVILLE IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE 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, CENTRAL, SOUTHWESTERN AND WEST
CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3625 7972 3686 7975 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 1512Z 270DEG 34KT 3704 7948 3630 7954
NCC157-VAC067-089-143-161530-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260316T1530Z/
ROCKINGHAM NC-PITTSYLVANIA VA-HENRY VA-FRANKLIN VA-
1113 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM EDT
FOR
EASTERN ROCKINGHAM...WESTERN PITTSYLVANIA...EASTERN HENRY AND
SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES...
AT 1112 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR PITTSVILLE TO NEAR CAMP SPRINGS, 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...
WENTWORTH...
MAYFIELD...
CALLANDS...
AXTON...
AND HARRISONS CROSSROADS.
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 7972 3686 7975 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 1512Z 270DEG 34KT 3704 7948 3630 7954
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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