708  
WWUS51 KRNK 212017  
SVSRNK  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
417 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
 
VAC143-212027-  
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-260521T2100Z/  
PITTSYLVANIA VA-  
417 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PITTSYLVANIA  
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 3690 7895 3695 7911 3700 7911 3706 7909  
3707 7911 3720 7910 3735 7898 3723 7869  
3721 7869 3719 7868 3720 7866  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 205DEG 14KT 3711 7900  
 
 
 
VAC011-031-037-083-212100-  
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-260521T2100Z/  
APPOMATTOX VA-CHARLOTTE VA-CAMPBELL VA-HALIFAX VA-  
417 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN APPOMATTOX...NORTHWESTERN CHARLOTTE...EASTERN  
CAMPBELL AND NORTHWESTERN HALIFAX COUNTIES...  
 
AT 417 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HAT CREEK, OR  
NEAR BROOKNEAL, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 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...  
BROOKNEAL...  
RED HOUSE...  
NATHALIE...  
CONCORD...  
CODY...  
MADISONVILLE...  
AND GLADYS.  
 
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.  
 
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN  
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS, STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS, AND  
MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS, STREAMS, AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE.  
DRIVERS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA CAUTION TO AVOID  
HYDROPLANING.  
 
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 3690 7895 3695 7911 3700 7911 3706 7909  
3707 7911 3720 7910 3735 7898 3723 7869  
3721 7869 3719 7868 3720 7866  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 205DEG 14KT 3711 7900  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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