687  
WUUS51 KRNK 230838  
SVRRNK  
VAC005-017-WVC025-230915-  
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0011.260323T0838Z-260323T0915Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
438 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
NORTHWESTERN ALLEGHANY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
WESTERN BATH COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
CENTRAL GREENBRIER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...  
 
* UNTIL 515 AM EDT.  
 
* AT 438 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF LEONARD TO NEAR FALLING SPRING  
TO NEAR MEADOW BLUFF, MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
RUPERT...  
RENICK...  
NEOLA...  
HOT SPRINGS...  
WARM SPRINGS...  
FALLING SPRING...  
AND LAKE MOOMAW.  
 
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 3822 7968 3795 7985 3779 8004 3792 8071  
3805 8063 3812 8065 3827 8044 3822 8036  
3812 8036 3805 8027 3804 8021 3806 7996  
3811 7993 3813 7994 3818 7992 3827 7979  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0838Z 279DEG 61KT 3821 8030 3803 8039 3789 8055  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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