Special Weather Statement 05/30/2025 12:22 for North Carolina areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 30 at 3:22PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 30, 2025 - 12:22pm
Expires: 
May 30, 2025 - 12:45pm
Description: 
At 321 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Benham, or near Elkin, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Mount Airy... Elkin... Fairview... Flat Rock... Jonesville... Dobson... and Pilot Mountain.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for north central and northwestern North Carolina...and southwestern Virginia.
Area Description: 
Surry; Wilkes; Yadkin
Forcast Office: 
NWS Blacksburg VA