715  
WWUS51 KRNK 050359  
SVSRNK  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
1159 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
VAC173-185-050415-  
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0094.000000T0000Z-260705T0415Z/  
SMYTH VA-TAZEWELL VA-  
1159 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM EDT  
FOR NORTHWESTERN SMYTH AND SOUTH CENTRAL TAZEWELL COUNTIES...  
 
AT 1159 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BROADFORD, OR  
NEAR MARION, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
MARION...  
SALTVILLE...  
CHILHOWIE...  
ADWOLF...  
HUNGRY MOTHER STATE PARK...  
BROADFORD...  
AND QUARRY.  
 
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.  
 
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 3695 8182 3696 8178 3698 8179 3701 8159  
3683 8143 3678 8158 3680 8169 3683 8174  
3694 8183  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0359Z 222DEG 13KT 3689 8162  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
BMG  
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