Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:30PM
SVRRNK The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Tazewell County in southwestern Virginia... Northwestern Bland County in southwestern Virginia... Southwestern Mercer County in southeastern West Virginia...
* Until 430 PM EDT.
* At 330 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cliffield, or 7 miles west of Tazewell, moving northeast at 30 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... Bluefield... Princeton... Tazewell... Matoaka... Rocky Gap... Bastian... and Burkes Garden. This includes The following Location Mercer County Airport.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BLAND, VA ... TAZEWELL, VA ... MERCER, WV
Instructions:
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.
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