902  
WUUS51 KRNK 162028  
SVRRNK  
VAC037-083-089-143-590-162130-  
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0061.250516T2028Z-250516T2130Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
428 PM EDT FRI MAY 16 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
THE CITY OF DANVILLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
HALIFAX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
NORTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
 
* UNTIL 530 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 428 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR MT AIRY TO NEAR CLIMAX TO NEAR LEATHERWOOD,  
MOVING EAST AT 40 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...  
DANVILLE...  
SOUTH BOSTON...  
HALIFAX...  
CHATHAM...  
GRETNA...  
TURBEVILLE...  
AND INGRAM.  
 
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 TWITTER.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3689 7849 3670 7865 3666 7861 3669 7865  
3668 7870 3654 7873 3654 7948 3663 7974  
3676 7991 3680 7979 3679 7976 3689 7952  
3708 7934 3697 7847  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 278DEG 33KT 3697 7922 3686 7943 3678 7976  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
BMG  
 
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