Warning Vector

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

NWS Blacksburg VA ยท US

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued September 21 At 4:12PM EDT Until September 21 At 5:15PM 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... Stokes County in north central North Carolina... Rockingham County in north central North Carolina... Southwestern Pittsylvania County in south central Virginia... The City of Martinsville in south central Virginia... Henry County in south central Virginia... Southeastern Franklin County in west central Virginia... Southeastern Patrick County in southwestern Virginia... * Until 515 PM EDT. * At 412 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Figsboro to near Ayersville to Hanging Rock State Park, moving east at 40 mph.

Hazard

60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

Source

Radar indicated.

Impacts

Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted

Eden... Reidsville... Martinsville... Wentworth... Mayodan... Madison... and Walnut Cove.

Instructions

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. 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

  • Rockingham County, NC
  • Stokes County, NC
  • Franklin County, VA
  • Henry County, VA
  • Patrick County, VA
  • Pittsylvania County, VA
  • City of Martinsville, VA

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Blacksburg VA

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~44s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M32SJXPX3RXC0TE0GBQB6VR6
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dbd3804b9786d47bd69995592ccc0f76f49f7aa6.001.1
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.3790
WMO heading
XOUS51
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
51

Event codes

NameValue
SAMESVR
NationalWeatherServiceSVW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierSVRRNK
WMOidentifierWUUS51 KRNK 212012
eventMotionDescription2026-09-21T20:12:00-00:00...storm...288DEG...33KT...36.79,-79.87 36.52,-80.03 36.39,-80.25
windThreatRADAR INDICATED
maxWindGust60 MPH
hailThreatRADAR INDICATED
maxHailSize1.00
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0232.260921T2012Z-260921T2115Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-21T17:15:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Rockingham County, NC
  • Stokes County, NC
  • Franklin County, VA
  • Henry County, VA
  • Patrick County, VA
  • Pittsylvania County, VA
  • City of Martinsville, VA
NameValue
SAME037157
SAME037169
SAME051067
SAME051089
SAME051141
SAME051143
SAME051690
UGCNCC157
UGCNCC169
UGCVAC067
UGCVAC089
UGCVAC141
UGCVAC143
UGCVAC690
Polygons
36.26,-80.0 36.26,-80.28 36.36,-80.2 36.42,-80.41 36.57,-80.19 36.87,-79.91 36.83,-79.47 36.39,-79.59 36.25,-79.79 36.26,-80.0