Expires:202409250000;Remove:202409250000;161487 WUUS51 KRNK 242256 SVRRNK NCC169-171-VAC141-250000- /O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0181.240924T2256Z-240925T0000Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 656 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Surry County in northwestern North Carolina... Northwestern Stokes County in north central North Carolina... Southwestern Patrick County in southwestern Virginia... * Until 800 PM EDT. * At 656 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ararat, moving east at 15 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... Stuart... Ararat... Collinstown... and Patrick Springs. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. 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 3652 8055 3660 8058 3670 8023 3662 8018 3654 8019 TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 258DEG 14KT 3656 8050 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ AS