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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
245 PM EDT Thu Oct 31 2019

The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Giles County in southwestern Virginia...
Smyth County in southwestern Virginia...
Tazewell County in southwestern Virginia...
Bland County in southwestern Virginia...
Wythe County in southwestern Virginia...
Greenbrier County in southeastern West Virginia...
Summers County in southeastern West Virginia...
Mercer County in southeastern West Virginia...
Monroe County in southeastern West Virginia...

* Until 415 PM EDT.

* At 242 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Camden On Gauley to near Marion, moving northeast at
70 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Bluefield...
Wytheville...
Bland...
Princeton...
Marion...
Tazewell...
and Lewisburg.

This includes The following Locations The West Virginia State
Fairgrounds and Mercer County Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for northwestern
North Carolina...southwestern Virginia...and southeastern West
Virginia.

Prepare immediately for damaging winds, as well as deadly cloud to
ground lightning. 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.

Instructions:

Prepare immediately for damaging winds, as well as deadly cloud to
ground lightning. For your safety, move to an interior room on the
lowest floor of a sturdy building. Stay away from windows.