If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 1246 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Fort Barfoot, or near Blackstone, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and frequent lightning. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes. Locations impacted include... Dinwiddie, Blackstone, McKenney, Dewitt, Wilsons, Fort Barfoot, Irby, Forkland, Wharfs Store, Darvills, Ordsburg, Center Star, Church Road, Wellville, Five Forks, Dominy Corner, Walkers, Hebron, Rocky Run, and Ford.