Special Weather Statement

NWS Blacksburg VA · US

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Strong Thunderstorms Will Impact Roanoke And Alleghany Counties In West Central Virginia... Northeastern Giles...Craig And Northeastern Floyd Counties In Southwestern Virginia...Botetourt County In West Central Virginia... Montgomery County In Southwestern Virginia And Southeastern Monroe Counties In Southeastern West Virginia...The City Of Covington...The City Of Salem And The City Of Roanoke Through 215 PM EDT

Event: Special Weather Statement
Issued: 2026-09-21 17:44:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-21 17:44:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-21 18:15:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Response: Execute

Description

Overview

At 142 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along the Virginia, West Virginia border, and into the New River Valley, moving east 30 mph.

Hazard

Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

Source

Radar indicated.

Impacts

Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Roanoke... Blacksburg... Salem... Christiansburg... Vinton... Covington... and Clifton Forge.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with some of these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

Affected areas

Giles County, VA
Montgomery County, VA
Floyd County, VA
Craig County, VA
Alleghany County, VA
Roanoke
Botetourt County, VA
Monroe County, WV

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Blacksburg VA
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-09-21 17:44:46 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~46s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Alert
Lifecycle: New
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M32H3ZVD8QT3BFTK0TP9MRXQ
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9a277079a589c1c7d18ecdba1eb5ef0608c3d5d6.001.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope: Public
CAP source: 211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes: IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office: NWS Blacksburg VA
AWIPS ID: CAPRNK
NWWS sequence: nwws_processor.8007
WMO heading: XOUS51
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 51

Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	SPS
NationalWeatherService	SPS

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	SPSRNK
WMOidentifier	WWUS81 KRNK 211744
NWSheadline	STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ROANOKE AND ALLEGHANY COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA... NORTHEASTERN GILES...CRAIG AND NORTHEASTERN FLOYD COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...BOTETOURT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA... MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...THE CITY OF COVINGTON...THE CITY OF SALEM AND THE CITY OF ROANOKE THROUGH 215 PM EDT
eventMotionDescription	2026-09-21T17:42:00-00:00...storm...297DEG...25KT...37.56,-80.38 37.26,-80.62
maxWindGust	50 MPH
maxHailSize	0.50
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
EAS-ORG	WXR
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS

Locations

Location data

Giles County, VA
Montgomery County, VA
Floyd County, VA
Craig County, VA
Alleghany County, VA
Roanoke
Botetourt County, VA
Monroe County, WV

Name	Value
SAME	051071
SAME	051121
SAME	051063
SAME	051045
SAME	051005
SAME	051580
SAME	051161
SAME	051770
SAME	051775
SAME	051023
SAME	054063
UGC	VAZ011
UGC	VAZ014
UGC	VAZ017
UGC	VAZ018
UGC	VAZ019
UGC	VAZ022
UGC	VAZ023
UGC	WVZ044

Polygons: 37.86,-79.61 37.66,-79.68 37.52,-79.5 37.45,-79.59 37.48,-79.68 37.4,-79.81 37.22,-79.85 37.14,-79.96 37.15,-80.11 36.92,-80.2 37.18,-80.56 37.19,-80.56 37.19,-80.55 37.2,-80.51 37.21,-80.52 37.24,-80.64 37.38,-80.73 37.69,-80.29 37.95,-80.06 37.86,-79.61