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WWUS51 KRNK 162203
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
603 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
VAC063-141-161-162212-
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0010.000000T0000Z-260316T2215Z/
ROANOKE VA-FLOYD VA-PATRICK VA-
603 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ROANOKE...EAST CENTRAL FLOYD AND NORTHEASTERN PATRICK
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3695 7950 3661 7980 3665 8006 3678 8009
3679 8005 3681 8006 3683 8004 3683 8000
3691 7991 3701 7976 3709 7971 3714 7965
3732 7959 3758 7940 3741 7926
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 267DEG 21KT 3710 7954 3699 7960 3691 7967 3674
7983
VAC019-067-089-143-690-162215-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0010.000000T0000Z-260316T2215Z/
PITTSYLVANIA VA-CITY OF MARTINSVILLE VA-BEDFORD VA-HENRY VA-
FRANKLIN VA-
603 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR
NORTHWESTERN PITTSYLVANIA...CENTRAL BEDFORD...HENRY AND SOUTHEASTERN
FRANKLIN COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF MARTINSVILLE...
AT 602 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE STATE PARK TO NEAR PENHOOK TO
NEAR SAGO TO NEAR FIGSBORO, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MARTINSVILLE...
BEDFORD...
HUDDLESTON...
BIG ISLAND...
MONETA...
PENHOOK...
AND BASSETT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3695 7950 3661 7980 3665 8006 3678 8009
3679 8005 3681 8006 3683 8004 3683 8000
3691 7991 3701 7976 3709 7971 3714 7965
3732 7959 3758 7940 3741 7926
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 267DEG 21KT 3710 7954 3699 7960 3691 7967 3674
7983
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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