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Washington County, VA Department of Emergency Management
Monday August 7th, 2023 :: 11:03 a.m. EDT

Advisory

Tornado Watch until 06:00PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 599 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA CITY OF BRISTOL CITY OF NORTON LEE RUSSELL SCOTT WASHINGTON WISE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABINGDON, APPALACHIA, BENHAMS, BIG STONE GAP, BRISTOL VA, CASTLEWOOD, COEBURN, DYE, HANSONVILLE, HILTONS, HONAKER, LEBANON, NORTON, PARDEE, ROSE HILL, ROSEDALE, AND WISE.

* AFFECTED AREAS: LEE, VA ... RUSSELL, VA ... SCOTT, VA ... WASHINGTON, VA ... WISE, VA ... CITY OF BRISTOL, VA ... CITY OF NORTON, VA

Address/Location
Washington County, VA Department of Emergency Management
1 Government Center Pl
Abingdon, VA 24210

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 276-525-1330

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Alert Details

Severity:
Extreme - Extraordinary threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Tornado Watch

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