Severe Thunderstorm Warning in Wilkes County, North Carolina
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
7/29/2023 6:37:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
7/29/2023 6:37:00 PM until 7/29/2023 7:45:00 PM
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN SURRY...EAST CENTRAL WILKES AND YADKIN COUNTIES...
At 717 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near East Bend to Buck Shoals, moving southeast at 30
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Elkin...
Yadkinville...
Jonesville...
Boonville...
East Bend...
Ronda...
and Nebo.
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH




