Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 12:00AM Tuesday
The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Pulaski County in southwestern Virginia... Southwestern Giles County in southwestern Virginia... Northeastern Tazewell County in southwestern Virginia... Bland County in southwestern Virginia... Wythe County in southwestern Virginia... Mercer County in southeastern West Virginia...
* Until midnight EDT.
* At 1043 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Camp Creek to near Tiptop, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Bluefield... Pulaski... Wytheville... Bland... Princeton... Tazewell... and Narrows. This includes the following location, the Mercer County Airport.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BLAND, VA ... GILES, VA ... PULASKI, VA ... TAZEWELL, VA ... WYTHE, VA ... MERCER, WV
Instructions:
Prepare immediately for damaging winds, as well as deadly cloud to ground lightning. 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.
Address/Location
Town of Tazewell
211 N Central Ave
Tazewell, VA 24651
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 276-988-2501
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning