Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 17 at 2:29AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 16, 2025 - 11:29pm
Expires:
May 17, 2025 - 12:00am
Description:
At 228 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Earlehurst to 6 miles east of Lebanon.
Movement was east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Alleghany...
Bluefield...
Bland...
Princeton...
Richlands...
Tazewell...
and Pearisburg.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in
ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and
minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.
Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid
hydroplaning.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 AM EDT for
southwestern Virginia...and southeastern West Virginia.
Area Description:
Tazewell; Smyth; Bland; Giles; Wythe; Craig; Alleghany; Mercer; Summers; Monroe; Eastern Greenbrier
Forcast Office:
NWS Blacksburg VA