Special Weather Statement 05/30/2025 13:31 for North Carolina areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 30 at 4:31PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 30, 2025 - 1:31pm
Expires: 
May 30, 2025 - 2:00pm
Description: 
At 431 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Ayersville to Germanton. Movement was 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... Eden... Reidsville... Wentworth... Mayodan... Madison... Walnut Cove... and Stoneville.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. If on or near Belews Lake, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for north central North Carolina...and south central and west central Virginia.
Area Description: 
Stokes; Rockingham
Forcast Office: 
NWS Blacksburg VA