Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 14 at 1:43PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 14, 2026 - 10:43am
Expires:
August 14, 2026 - 11:15am
Description:
At 142 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Tazewell, moving southeast at 15 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...
Tazewell...
Ceres...
Burkes Garden...
Gratton...
and Asberrys.
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:
Tazewell; Smyth; Bland; Wythe
Forcast Office:
NWS Blacksburg VA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov