Forest, VA Weather Warnings

Issue Date: 538 PM EDT Fri May 27 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR NORTHEASTERN BEDFORD AND CENTRAL AMHERST COUNTIES... At 538 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Naola, or near Big Island, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Forks Of Buffalo... Clifford... Big Island... Coleman Falls... Pleasant View... Lowesville... and Naola. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Prepare immediately for LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. 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 this storm, 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. && LAT...LON 3758 7913 3745 7936 3758 7939 3780 7912 3778 7911 3778 7907 3772 7907 3770 7903 3770 7899 3769 7899 3768 7897 3765 7896 TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 245DEG 48KT 3754 7927 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH