Severe Thunderstorm Warning
NWS Blacksburg VA ยท US
Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning Remains In Effect Until 315 PM EDT For Roanoke...Central Alleghany...Bath And Botetourt Counties In West Central Virginia...The City Of Covington...The City Of Salem And The City Of Roanoke
- Event
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Observed
- Response
- Shelter
Description
Overview
At 246 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Mountain Grove in Bath County to near Roanoke and Bent Mountain moving east at 25 mph.
Hazard
60 mph wind gusts.
Source
Radar indicated.
Impacts
Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Roanoke... Salem... Vinton... Covington... Clifton Forge... Buchanan... and Troutville.
Instructions
Prepare 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. Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and minor flooding of poor drainage areas. Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid hydroplaning. 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
- 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
- ~14s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M32MVVA171284453XTRPJB23
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.757289770755367a0ea4f5d401d496a08b5ccf2c.002.1
- 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.1513
- WMO heading
- XOUS51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | SVS |
| NationalWeatherService | SVW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | SVSRNK |
| WMOidentifier | WWUS51 KRNK 211850 |
| NWSheadline | A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR ROANOKE...CENTRAL ALLEGHANY...BATH AND BOTETOURT COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...THE CITY OF COVINGTON...THE CITY OF SALEM AND THE CITY OF ROANOKE |
| eventMotionDescription | 2026-09-21T18:46:00-00:00...storm...274DEG...20KT...38.1,-79.89 37.24,-79.94 |
| windThreat | RADAR INDICATED |
| maxWindGust | 60 MPH |
| hailThreat | RADAR INDICATED |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0227.000000T0000Z-260921T1915Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-21T15:15:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Alleghany County, VA
- Bath County, VA
- Botetourt 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 | 051161 |
| SAME | 051580 |
| SAME | 051770 |
| SAME | 051775 |
| UGC | VAC005 |
| UGC | VAC017 |
| UGC | VAC023 |
| UGC | VAC161 |
| UGC | VAC580 |
| UGC | VAC770 |
| UGC | VAC775 |
- Polygons
- 38.15,-79.53 38.16,-79.46 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 37.34,-80.26 37.41,-80.05 37.55,-79.97 37.88,-80.11 38.18,-79.92 38.26,-79.81 38.15,-79.53