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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
837 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

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.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3710 8018 3709 7994 3689 7975 3662 7980
      3663 7996 3664 8010 3660 8019 3673 8020
      3694 8043
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 235DEG 43KT 3693 8031 3678 8013 3662 8015 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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