Prepare immediately for large hail and 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.

SVRRNK The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Ashe County in northwestern North Carolina... Southwestern Grayson County in southwestern Virginia... * Until 300 PM EDT. * At 204 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Flatwood, or near Whitetop, moving east at 15 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... Lansing... Whitetop... Volney... Nella... Rugby... Flatwood... and Grassy Creek.