Severe Thunderstorm Warning
NWS Blacksburg VA ยท US
Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued September 21 At 2:16PM EDT Until September 21 At 3:15PM EDT By NWS Blacksburg VA
- Event
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Observed
- Response
- Shelter
Description
Overview
SVRRNK The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... The City of Covington in west central Virginia... Roanoke County in west central Virginia... Alleghany County in west central Virginia... Eastern Craig County in southwestern Virginia... Bath County in west central Virginia... The City of Salem in west central Virginia... The City of Roanoke in west central Virginia... Botetourt County in west central Virginia... * Until 315 PM EDT. * At 214 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Covington to near Salem, moving east at 25 mph.
Hazard
60 mph wind gusts.
Source
Radar indicated.
Impacts
Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted
Roanoke... Salem... Vinton... Covington... Clifton Forge... Buchanan... and Troutville.
Instructions
Prepare immediately for damaging winds, as well as deadly cloud to ground lightning. For your safety, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Stay away from windows. 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 X.
Affected areas
- Alleghany County, VA
- Bath County, VA
- Botetourt County, VA
- Craig County, VA
- Roanoke, VA
- City of Covington, VA
- City of Roanoke, VA
- City of Salem, VA
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Blacksburg VA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~19s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M32JXRP0C8C5WBYNTCEBCTV8
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0e03c8a94b62ebcc033bb4e5bea98474feb6a9c9.001.1
- 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.470
- 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 | SVR |
| NationalWeatherService | SVW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | SVRRNK |
| WMOidentifier | WUUS51 KRNK 211816 |
| eventMotionDescription | 2026-09-21T18:14:00-00:00...storm...274DEG...20KT...38.11,-80.11 37.25,-80.16 |
| windThreat | RADAR INDICATED |
| maxWindGust | 60 MPH |
| hailThreat | RADAR INDICATED |
| maxHailSize | Up to .75 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0227.260921T1816Z-260921T1915Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-21T15:15:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Alleghany County, VA
- Bath County, VA
- Botetourt County, VA
- Craig County, VA
- Roanoke, VA
- City of Covington, VA
- City of Roanoke, VA
- City of Salem, VA
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 051005 |
| SAME | 051017 |
| SAME | 051023 |
| SAME | 051045 |
| SAME | 051161 |
| SAME | 051580 |
| SAME | 051770 |
| SAME | 051775 |
| UGC | VAC005 |
| UGC | VAC017 |
| UGC | VAC023 |
| UGC | VAC045 |
| UGC | VAC161 |
| UGC | VAC580 |
| UGC | VAC770 |
| UGC | VAC775 |
- Polygons
- 38.18,-79.51 38.15,-79.53 38.17,-79.44 37.74,-79.69 37.66,-79.68 37.57,-79.55 37.45,-79.58 37.48,-79.68 37.4,-79.81 37.38,-79.77 37.31,-79.85 37.23,-79.84 37.14,-79.96 37.17,-80.03 37.11,-80.17 37.31,-80.26 37.82,-80.21 37.99,-80.0 38.18,-79.92 38.26,-79.81 38.18,-79.51