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WWUS51 KRNK 151828
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
228 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
NCC005-171-193-197-151900-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0178.000000T0000Z-260815T1900Z/
ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY NC-WILKES NC-YADKIN NC-
228 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT
FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ALLEGHANY...SOUTHERN SURRY...NORTHEASTERN WILKES AND
YADKIN COUNTIES IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
AT 227 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER SWANCREEK, OR
NEAR JONESVILLE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 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...
ELKIN...
FAIRVIEW...
YADKINVILLE...
JONESVILLE...
DOBSON...
BOONVILLE...
AND EAST BEND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. FOR YOUR
SAFETY, MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
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 3605 8051 3606 8096 3632 8120 3648 8089
3626 8045 3624 8045 3622 8043 3621 8045
3619 8044 3614 8044 3612 8045 3612 8049
3609 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 1827Z 305DEG 21KT 3617 8085
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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