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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1144 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
VAC009-163-220415-
/O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-260722T0415Z/
ROCKBRIDGE VA-AMHERST VA-
1144 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM EDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL ROCKBRIDGE AND NORTH CENTRAL AMHERST COUNTIES...
AT 1143 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER ALTO, OR 7 MILES NORTH OF FORKS OF BUFFALO, MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALTO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
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 3775 7926 3786 7924 3788 7915 3785 7915
3781 7917 3781 7914 3778 7911 3779 7909
3778 7907 3772 7907
TIME...MOT...LOC 0343Z 279DEG 25KT 3779 7921
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
BMG
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