Tornado Watch North Carolina, Virginia | Effective 03/16/2026 06:50

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 9:50AM EDT until March 16 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 6:50am
Expires: 
March 16, 2026 - 11:00am
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 66 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA CASWELL ROCKINGHAM STOKES IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 24 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA AMHERST APPOMATTOX BUCKINGHAM CAMPBELL CITY OF LYNCHBURG IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA BEDFORD CHARLOTTE CITY OF DANVILLE CITY OF MARTINSVILLE HALIFAX HENRY PITTSYLVANIA IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA PATRICK IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA ALLEGHANY VA BATH BOTETOURT CITY OF BUENA VISTA CITY OF COVINGTON CITY OF LEXINGTON CITY OF ROANOKE CITY OF SALEM FRANKLIN ROANOKE ROCKBRIDGE
Area Description: 
Caswell, NC; Rockingham, NC; Stokes, NC; Alleghany, VA; Amherst, VA; Appomattox, VA; Bath, VA; Bedford, VA; Botetourt, VA; Buckingham, VA; Campbell, VA; Charlotte, VA; Franklin, VA; Halifax, VA; Henry, VA; Patrick, VA; Pittsylvania, VA; Roanoke, VA; Rockbridge, VA; City of Buena Vista, VA; City of Covington, VA; City of Danville, VA; City of Lexington, VA; City of Lynchburg, VA; City of Martinsville, VA; City of Roanoke, VA; City of Salem, VA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Blacksburg VA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov