Full Notification

The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Roanoke County in west central Virginia... Pulaski County in southwestern Virginia... Giles County in southwestern Virginia... Craig County in southwestern Virginia... The City of Radford in southwestern Virginia... Smyth County in southwestern Virginia... Southern Tazewell County in southwestern Virginia... Bland County in southwestern Virginia... Wythe County in southwestern Virginia... Montgomery County in southwestern Virginia... Monroe County in southeastern West Virginia...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 451 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Wolfcreek to near Narrows to Suiter to near Broadford, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Blacksburg... Salem... Christiansburg... Radford... Pulaski... Wytheville... and Bland. This includes The following Location Virginia Tech.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BLAND, VA ... CRAIG, VA ... GILES, VA ... MONTGOMERY, VA ... PULASKI, VA ... ROANOKE, VA ... SMYTH, VA ... TAZEWELL, VA ... WYTHE, VA ... CITY OF RADFORD, VA ... MONROE, WV

Instructions:

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 Twitter.