Expires:202409242345;Remove:202409242345;160889 WUUS51 KRNK 242242 SVRRNK VAC143-590-242345- /O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0180.240924T2242Z-240924T2345Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 642 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... The north central City of Danville in south central Virginia... Southern Pittsylvania County in south central Virginia... * Until 745 PM EDT. * At 640 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Swansonville, or 7 miles east of Axton, moving east at 20 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... Chatham... Blairs... Sandy River... Swansonville... Dry Fork... and Keeling. 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 3661 7966 3670 7968 3677 7966 3683 7932 3673 7923 3664 7923 TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 263DEG 16KT 3669 7959 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ AS