Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 21 at 9:06AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 21, 2026 - 6:06am
Expires:
August 21, 2026 - 7:00am
Description:
At 906 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Jewell Ridge to near Tazewell to Rural Retreat
to near Comers Rock to near Mouth Of Wilson to near Bridle Creek.
Movement was northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Bluefield...
Wytheville...
Galax...
Bland...
Princeton...
Richlands...
and Tazewell.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Tazewell; Smyth; Bland; Giles; Wythe; Grayson; Carroll; Mercer
Forcast Office:
NWS Blacksburg VA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov