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NOUS41 KRNK 311821
PNSRNK
NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
WVZ042>044-507-508-010030-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
205 PM EDT FRI JUL 31 2026
...STORM SURVEY CONDUCTED NEAR GRATTON AND BURKES GARDEN IN TAZEWELL
COUNTY VIRGINIA...
NO DAMAGE FOUND.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS COMPLETED A STORM
SURVEY IN THE GRATTON AND BURKES GARDEN AREA OF TAZEWELL COUNTY
VIRGINIA IN RELATION TO THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVED THROUGH
THE AREA ON 7/28/2026. PER THE SURVEY, THERE WAS NO CONCLUSIVE
EVIDENCE OF TORNADO DAMAGE.
A VIDEO OF THE STORM BY THE PUBLIC INDICATED A BONAFIDE FUNNEL
CLOUD, BUT THE GROUND ASSESSMENT BY THE NWS DID NOT FIND ANY DAMAGE.
BASED ON THIS FINAL ASSESSMENT, THE LOCAL STORM REPORT WILL INDICATE
THE PRESENCE OF A FUNNEL CLOUD WITH TIME OF OCCURRENCE OF 3:35 PM ON
7/28/2026.
THE STORM SURVEY INFORMATION WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE ON OUR
WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RNK
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