


Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
272 WUUS51 KRNK 032228 SVRRNK VAC005-580-WVC025-032330- /O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0018.250403T2228Z-250403T2330Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 628 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025 The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... The City of Covington in west central Virginia... Alleghany County in west central Virginia... Southeastern Greenbrier County in southeastern West Virginia... * Until 730 PM EDT. * At 626 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lewisburg Airport, or near Lewisburg, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Alleghany... Covington... Clifton Forge... Lewisburg... White Sulphur Springs... Renick... and Neola. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Prepare immediately for damaging winds. For your safety, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Stay away from windows. If on or near Lake Moomaw, get away from the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. 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 3799 8001 3795 8006 3794 8002 3796 7999 3795 7997 3782 7983 3770 7992 3769 8035 3771 8035 3769 8036 3769 8038 3772 8040 3769 8044 3799 8047 TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 266DEG 20KT 3786 8036 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ AMS