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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
637 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
THE CITY OF BUENA VISTA IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
THE CITY OF LEXINGTON IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
CENTRAL ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
NORTHWESTERN CAMPBELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
NORTHERN BEDFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
EAST CENTRAL BOTETOURT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
AMHERST COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
THE CITY OF LYNCHBURG IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 800 PM EDT.
* AT 637 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PEAKS OF
OTTER SUMMIT, OR NEAR BEDFORD, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LYNCHBURG...
LEXINGTON...
BUENA VISTA...
BEDFORD...
AMHERST...
GLASGOW...
AND FORKS OF BUFFALO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS. 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 3751 7895 3744 7901 3737 7899 3727 7914
3726 7952 3744 7974 3757 7957 3774 7954
3786 7940 3787 7936 3796 7927 3789 7915
3781 7917 3781 7914 3778 7911 3778 7907
3772 7907 3770 7898 3755 7890 3754 7887
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 253DEG 26KT 3740 7955
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
EB
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