275  
WWUS51 KRNK 011746  
SVSRNK  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
146 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026  
 
VAC071-011756-  
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260401T1815Z/  
GILES VA-  
146 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR  
NORTHEASTERN GILES COUNTY IS CANCELLED...  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF  
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3760 8017 3742 8014 3743 8041 3755 8043  
3760 8026  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1746Z 264DEG 20KT 3751 8034  
 

 
 
VAC045-WVC063-011815-  
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260401T1815Z/  
CRAIG VA-MONROE WV-  
146 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EDT  
FOR  
CENTRAL CRAIG AND EAST CENTRAL MONROE COUNTIES...  
 
AT 146 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CRAIG SPRINGS,  
OR NEAR PAINT BANK, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO  
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
PAINT BANK...  
CRAIG SPRINGS...  
MAGGIE...  
AND ABBOTT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND 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 3760 8017 3742 8014 3743 8041 3755 8043  
3760 8026  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1746Z 264DEG 20KT 3751 8034  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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