Expires:202408312300;Remove:202408312300;816533 WUUS51 KRNK 312204 SVRRNK VAC009-163-530-678-312300- /O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0161.240831T2204Z-240831T2300Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 604 PM EDT Sat Aug 31 2024 The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... The City of Buena Vista in west central Virginia... The City of Lexington in west central Virginia... Rockbridge County in west central Virginia... Northwestern Amherst County in central Virginia... * Until 700 PM EDT. * At 604 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Collierstown, 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... Lexington... Buena Vista... Goshen... Forks Of Buffalo... Collierstown... Rockbridge Baths... and Cornwall. 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 3792 7919 3789 7915 3785 7915 3781 7917 3781 7914 3778 7911 3779 7909 3778 7907 3759 7907 3773 7966 3781 7965 3785 7961 3787 7964 3789 7964 3799 7954 3809 7948 TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 271DEG 17KT 3781 7955 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ VFJ