


Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
377 WWUS51 KRNK 171828 SVSRNK Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 228 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 WVC055-089-171836- /O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0179.000000T0000Z-250717T1900Z/ Summers WV-Mercer WV- 228 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN SUMMERS AND NORTHEASTERN MERCER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. Additional statements will be issued as conditions warrant. && LAT...LON 3734 8086 3735 8085 3738 8088 3741 8086 3742 8086 3753 8079 3754 8078 3757 8027 3722 8028 3731 8090 TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 271DEG 27KT 3741 8071 $$ VAC045-071-121-WVC063-171900- /O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0179.000000T0000Z-250717T1900Z/ Giles VA-Craig VA-Montgomery VA-Monroe WV- 228 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT FOR GILES...SOUTHWESTERN CRAIG...NORTHERN MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTIES... At 226 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Kimballton, or near Peterstown, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Blacksburg... Pearisburg... Narrows... Pembroke... Peterstown... Newport... and Paint Bank. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Prepare immediately for DAMAGING WINDS. For your safety, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Stay away from windows. When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of hail of any size, as well as reports of any wind damage, including downed trees or large limbs, to the National Weather Service by calling toll free at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports and pictures can also be shared on the National Weather Service Blacksburg Facebook page and on X. Additional statements will be issued as conditions warrant. && LAT...LON 3734 8086 3735 8085 3738 8088 3741 8086 3742 8086 3753 8079 3754 8078 3757 8027 3722 8028 3731 8090 TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 271DEG 27KT 3741 8071 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ DB