


Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
407 WUUS51 KRNK 052331 SVRRNK VAC009-019-023-163-530-678-060015- /O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0034.250505T2331Z-250506T0015Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 731 PM EDT Mon May 5 2025 The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... The southwestern City of Buena Vista in west central Virginia... The City of Lexington in west central Virginia... Southwestern Rockbridge County in west central Virginia... Northwestern Bedford County in south central Virginia... Eastern Botetourt County in west central Virginia... West central Amherst County in central Virginia... * Until 815 PM EDT. * At 730 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Peaks Of Otter Recreation Area, or near Montvale, moving northeast at 30 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... Lexington... Buena Vista... Buchanan... Glasgow... Montvale... Collierstown... and Snowden. This includes The following Location VMI. 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 3770 7931 3730 7959 3736 7978 3777 7970 3776 7968 3780 7965 3781 7945 TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 203DEG 27KT 3743 7966 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ CDG