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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
548 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
VAC071-WVC055-063-089-212215-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0236.000000T0000Z-260921T2215Z/
GILES VA-SUMMERS WV-MERCER WV-MONROE WV-
548 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR
NORTHWESTERN GILES...SOUTHERN SUMMERS...EASTERN MERCER AND WESTERN
MONROE COUNTIES...
AT 547 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER INDIAN MILLS,
OR 8 MILES EAST OF PIPESTEM, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. TREES DOWN AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL
WERE REPORTED IN SUMMERS COUNTY.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PRINCETON...
NARROWS...
ATHENS...
PETERSTOWN...
CAMP CREEK...
PIPESTEM...
AND RICH CREEK.
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.
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 3754 8120 3758 8119 3760 8114 3759 8109
3760 8107 3762 8106 3758 8084 3772 8068
3751 8057 3728 8085 3734 8107 3752 8121
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 244DEG 20KT 3756 8083
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
AB
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