7/13/2023 7:59:00 PM until 7/13/2023 8:45:00 PM

Prepare immediately for large hail and 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.

The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... The City of Covington in west central Virginia... Alleghany County in west central Virginia... The City of Buena Vista in west central Virginia... Craig County in southwestern Virginia... The City of Lexington in west central Virginia... Southern Rockbridge County in west central Virginia... Southwestern Bath County in west central Virginia... Botetourt County in west central Virginia... Northwestern Amherst County in central Virginia... Southeastern Greenbrier County in southeastern West Virginia... Northeastern Summers County in southeastern West Virginia... Monroe County in southeastern West Virginia... * Until 845 PM EDT. * At 759 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Longdale Furnace to near Wolfcreek, moving east at 70 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... Alleghany... Lexington... Buena Vista... Covington... Clifton Forge... Lewisburg... and White Sulphur Springs. This includes The following Locations VMI and The West Virginia State Fairgrounds. HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH