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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1133 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NCC033-VAC083-590-161543-
/O.CAN.KRNK.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-260316T1545Z/
CASWELL NC-CITY OF DANVILLE VA-HALIFAX VA-
1133 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR
NORTHWESTERN CASWELL AND SOUTHWESTERN HALIFAX COUNTIES AND THE CITY
OF DANVILLE 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, CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL
VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3662 7920 3659 7928 3664 7931 3666 7938
3668 7936 3675 7926 3670 7918
TIME...MOT...LOC 1533Z 238DEG 37KT 3663 7927
VAC143-161545-
/O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-260316T1545Z/
PITTSYLVANIA VA-
1133 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY...
AT 1133 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER RINGGOLD, OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BLAIRS, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 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...
KEELING.
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 3662 7920 3659 7928 3664 7931 3666 7938
3668 7936 3675 7926 3670 7918
TIME...MOT...LOC 1533Z 238DEG 37KT 3663 7927
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
DS
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