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WWUS51 KRNK 011842
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
242 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026
VAC009-019-680-011915-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-260401T1915Z/
BEDFORD VA-AMHERST VA-CITY OF LYNCHBURG VA-
242 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 242 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER FOREST, MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...SPOTTER PREVIOUSLY REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LYNCHBURG...
AMHERST...
FOREST...
BIG ISLAND...
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 7933 3742 7940
3751 7942 3760 7913 3757 7904
TIME...MOT...LOC 1842Z 263DEG 21KT 3740 7926
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
AB
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