Tornado Warning 5, NWS Blacksburg, VA

Issued

Feb 24, 2016, 3:43 PM EST (20:43 UTC)

Expired

Feb 24, 2016, 4:15 PM EST

In force

32 min

Issued by

NWS Blacksburg, VA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.25 in

Counties Appomattox County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Charlotte County, VA

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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004 
WFUS51 KRNK 242043
TORRNK
VAC011-031-037-242115-
/O.NEW.KRNK.TO.W.0005.160224T2043Z-160224T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
343 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN APPOMATTOX COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  NORTHERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  SOUTHEASTERN CAMPBELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 415 PM EST
    
* AT 342 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER WREN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. HOWEVER
GUSTY WINDS AND           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES
WILL OCCUR.  TREE            DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  PHENIX AROUND 350 PM EST.
  RED HOUSE AROUND 355 PM EST.
  CULLEN AROUND 400 PM EST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL OF ANY
SIZE...AS WELL AS ANY REPORTS OF 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3698 7881 3698 7885 3711 7900 3743 7868
      3742 7864 3739 7864 3738 7863 3739 7861
      3737 7860 3734 7860 3727 7868 3720 7869
      3719 7868 3719 7864 3717 7864 3714 7859
      3715 7855 3713 7851 3711 7850
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 225DEG 27KT 3709 7885 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

KK

251 
WWUS51 KRNK 242117
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
417 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

VAC011-031-037-242127-
/O.EXP.KRNK.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160224T2115Z/
APPOMATTOX VA-CHARLOTTE VA-CAMPBELL VA-
417 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR 
SOUTHEASTERN APPOMATTOX...NORTHERN CHARLOTTE AND SOUTHEASTERN
CAMPBELL COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
VIRGINIA.

WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL OF ANY
SIZE...AS WELL AS ANY REPORTS OF 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.

LAT...LON 3698 7881 3698 7885 3711 7900 3743 7868
      3742 7864 3739 7864 3738 7863 3739 7861
      3737 7860 3734 7860 3727 7868 3720 7869
      3719 7868 3719 7864 3717 7864 3714 7859
      3715 7855 3713 7851 3711 7850
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 225DEG 27KT 3709 7885 

$$

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