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WWUS51 KRNK 122248
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
648 PM EDT FRI JUN 12 2026
VAC009-019-031-680-122315-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0050.000000T0000Z-260612T2315Z/
CAMPBELL VA-BEDFORD VA-AMHERST VA-CITY OF LYNCHBURG VA-
648 PM EDT FRI JUN 12 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR
CENTRAL CAMPBELL...CENTRAL BEDFORD...AND SOUTH CENTRAL AMHERST
COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF LYNCHBURG...
AT 648 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR THAXTON, OR
NEAR BEDFORD, MOVING EAST AT 10 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...
BEDFORD...
STEWARTSVILLE...
MONTVALE...
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.
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 3720 7910 3726 7985 3729 7985 3730 7984
3731 7985 3732 7984 3735 7979 3738 7977
3739 7980 3740 7980 3747 7911
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 271DEG 10KT 3732 7959
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
JCB
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