Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 15 at 2:20PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 15, 2026 - 11:20am
Expires:
August 15, 2026 - 11:45am
Description:
At 219 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Collinstown, or near Sandy Ridge, moving southeast
at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 30 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Wind gusts may knock over loose objects.
Locations impacted include...
Hillsville...
Stuart...
Stoneville...
Danbury...
Francisco...
Allisonia...
and Fancy Gap.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Area Description:
Stokes; Rockingham; Wythe; Pulaski; Carroll; Floyd; Patrick
Forcast Office:
NWS Blacksburg VA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov