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WFUS51 KRNK 161515
TORRNK
NCC033-VAC083-143-590-161545-
/O.NEW.KRNK.TO.W.0006.260316T1515Z-260316T1545Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1115 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN CASWELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
THE CITY OF DANVILLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
SOUTHEASTERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
SOUTHWESTERN HALIFAX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 1145 AM EDT.
* AT 1115 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER PELHAM, OR NEAR BETHEL, MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 45 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...
DANVILLE...
GATEWOOD...
WESTOVER HILLS...
PELHAM...
ELMO...
RINGGOLD...
AND KEELING.
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 3647 7949 3650 7952 3654 7951 3658 7947
3658 7949 3660 7952 3661 7951 3662 7948
3661 7943 3663 7940 3664 7941 3675 7926
3663 7905
TIME...MOT...LOC 1515Z 234DEG 40KT 3651 7947
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
DS
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