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WUUS51 KRNK 230904  
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
504 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
THE CITY OF COVINGTON IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
NORTHERN ALLEGHANY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
THE CITY OF BUENA VISTA IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
THE CITY OF LEXINGTON IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
BATH COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
NORTH CENTRAL BOTETOURT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
NORTHERN AMHERST COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
 
* UNTIL 545 AM EDT.  
 
* AT 503 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM BURNSVILLE TO INGALLS FIELD TO NEAR COVINGTON,  
MOVING EAST AT 75 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
LEXINGTON...  
BUENA VISTA...  
COVINGTON...  
CLIFTON FORGE...  
AMHERST...  
GLASGOW...  
AND GOSHEN.  
 
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 7970 3819 7954 3816 7952 3815 7953  
3817 7944 3809 7949 3789 7915 3781 7917  
3778 7908 3772 7907 3770 7899 3763 7895  
3753 7907 3781 8021 3787 8016 3799 8000  
3811 7993 3812 7995 3819 7992 3827 7979  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0903Z 279DEG 64KT 3820 7964 3794 7980 3782 7994  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
SH  
 
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