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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1118 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NCC157-161528-
/O.CAN.KRNK.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260316T1530Z/
ROCKINGHAM NC-
1118 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR
EAST CENTRAL ROCKINGHAM 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 VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3649 7951 3654 7939 3654 7925 3647 7948
TIME...MOT...LOC 1518Z 238DEG 43KT 3653 7943
NCC033-161530-
/O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260316T1530Z/
CASWELL NC-
1118 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CASWELL COUNTY...
AT 1118 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER GATEWOOD, OR NEAR PROVIDENCE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50
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...
PROVIDENCE...
PELHAM...
AND GATEWOOD.
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 3649 7951 3654 7939 3654 7925 3647 7948
TIME...MOT...LOC 1518Z 238DEG 43KT 3653 7943
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
DS
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