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 Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EST for north central North Carolina...and central and south central Virginia.

The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Stokes County in north central North Carolina... Rockingham County in north central North Carolina... Caswell County in north central North Carolina... The City of Danville in south central Virginia... Southern Pittsylvania County in south central Virginia... Northwestern Halifax County in south central Virginia... The City of Martinsville in south central Virginia... Southern Henry County in south central Virginia... * Until 315 PM EST. * At 209 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Horse Pasture to near Walnut Cove, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Danville... Eden... Reidsville... Martinsville... Wentworth... Mayodan... and Madison. This includes The following Locations The Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville Airport, and Danville Airport. HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH