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 1100 PM EDT for north central
and northwestern North Carolina...and south central, central,
southwestern and west central Virginia.
SVRRNK
The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Floyd County in southwestern Virginia...
The City of Martinsville in south central Virginia...
Northwestern Henry County in south central Virginia...
Eastern Patrick County in southwestern Virginia...
Southwestern Franklin County in west central Virginia...
* Until 930 PM EDT.
* At 837 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Floyd to near Fairy Stone State Park to Critz,
moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Martinsville...
Rocky Mount...
Floyd...
Copper Hill...
Ferrum...
Bassett...
and Sydnorsville.
This includes The following Locations The Martinsville Speedway and
Martinsville Airport.