If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. In addition to the wind, locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage. Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid hydroplaning.

At 1155 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from Princeton, West Virginia, to near Galax, Virginia. Movement was northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. Heavy Rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause ponding of water on roads and flooding of poor drainage areas. Locations impacted include... Blacksburg... Christiansburg... Radford... Pulaski... Pearisburg... Hinton... and Dublin.