Severe Tunderstom Warning in Effect

The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Pulaski County in southwestern Virginia...
  The City of Radford in southwestern Virginia...
  Bland County in southwestern Virginia...
  Carroll County in southwestern Virginia...
  Wythe County in southwestern Virginia...
  The City of Galax in southwestern Virginia...
  Eastern Grayson County in southwestern Virginia...

* Until 345 PM EDT

* At 240 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fries, moving
  north at 55 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...
  Radford...
  Pulaski...
  Wytheville...
  Galax...
  and Bland.

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.

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.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for northwestern
North Carolina...and southwestern Virginia.