Special Weather Statement Amherst County, Virginia issued May 17 at 4:00AM EDT Blacksburg VA / Expired & Archived Alert

Special Weather Statement in Amherst County, Virginia

Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages

EXPIRED 5/17/2025 4:00:00 AM (UTC) Urgency: Expected Severity: Moderate Certainty: Observed

5/17/2025 4:00:00 AM until 5/17/2025 4:15:00 AM

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 400 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Baldwin, or near West Jefferson, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Jefferson... West Jefferson... Glendale Springs... Wilbar... Fleetwood... Baldwin... and Idlewild.