THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN STOKES COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... SOUTHEASTERN SURRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... NORTHEASTERN YADKIN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA... * UNTIL 615 PM EDT * AT 514 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ARARAT...AND WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... KING... PILOT MOUNTAIN... EAST BEND... PINNACLE... AND LEVEL CROSS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT GET CAUGHT OUTSIDE. SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS NOW! IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF QUARTER SIZE OR LARGER HAIL...AS WELL AS ANY REPORTS OF 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. && LAT...LON 3639 8070 3644 8061 3645 8042 3626 8025 3626 8045 3624 8045 3622 8043 3621 8044 3616 8044 3614 8044 3610 8053 TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 323DEG 11KT 3638 8057 $$ WERT
Posted on: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 21:16:13 +0000
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