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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
322 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL CAMPBELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
SOUTHEASTERN BEDFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
THE CITY OF LYNCHBURG IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 415 PM EDT.
* AT 322 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR EVINGTON,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 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...
LYNCHBURG...
ALTAVISTA...
HURT...
CONCORD...
FOREST...
EVINGTON...
AND RUSTBURG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS, AS WELL AS
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. 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 3710 7929 3712 7933 3714 7934 3712 7934
3712 7937 3714 7944 3750 7931 3748 7923
3743 7914 3740 7912 3741 7911 3739 7908
3739 7906 3734 7897
TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 210DEG 15KT 3719 7933
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
PW
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