Full Notification

The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... The City of Covington in west central Virginia... Alleghany County in west central Virginia... Northwestern Roanoke County in west central Virginia... Northeastern Pulaski County in southwestern Virginia... Giles County in southwestern Virginia... Craig County in southwestern Virginia... The City of Radford in southwestern Virginia... West central Botetourt County in west central Virginia... Montgomery County in southwestern Virginia... Southeastern Greenbrier County in southeastern West Virginia... East central Summers County in southeastern West Virginia... Monroe County in southeastern West Virginia...

* Until 945 PM EST.

* At 844 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Williamsburg to near Copper Valley, moving northeast at 85 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include... Blacksburg... Christiansburg... Radford... Alleghany... Pulaski... Covington... and Lewisburg. This includes The following Locations Virginia Tech and The West Virginia State Fairgrounds.

* AFFECTED AREAS: PULASKI, VA ... ALLEGHANY, VA ... GREENBRIER, WV ... CITY OF RADFORD, VA ... MONROE, WV ... GILES, VA ... CITY OF COVINGTON, VA ... MONTGOMERY, VA ... ROANOKE, VA ... BOTETOURT, VA ... SUMMERS, WV ... CRAIG, VA

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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. 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.