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WWUS51 KRNK 011831
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
231 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026
VAC023-011840-
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-260401T1915Z/
BOTETOURT VA-
231 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR
EAST CENTRAL BOTETOURT 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 3742 7906 3739 7906 3739 7909 3737 7912
3737 7914 3736 7915 3735 7946 3748 7951
3754 7950 3753 7950 3754 7949 3763 7923
3757 7904
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 262DEG 22KT 3743 7937
VAC009-019-680-011915-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-260401T1915Z/
BEDFORD VA-AMHERST VA-CITY OF LYNCHBURG VA-
231 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR
NORTHEASTERN BEDFORD...AND SOUTHWESTERN AMHERST COUNTIES AND THE CITY
OF LYNCHBURG...
AT 230 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GOODE, OR NEAR
FOREST, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LYNCHBURG...
AMHERST...
BIG ISLAND...
FOREST...
COLEMAN FALLS...
MADISON HEIGHTS...
AND BOONSBORO.
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 3742 7906 3739 7906 3739 7909 3737 7912
3737 7914 3736 7915 3735 7946 3748 7951
3754 7950 3753 7950 3754 7949 3763 7923
3757 7904
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 262DEG 22KT 3743 7937
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
AB
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