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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 21, 2026Greenbrier County, West Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this tornado warning at Jul 21, 2026, 10:06 PM EDT for Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 21, 2026, 10:06 PM EDT (02:06 UTC)
Expired: Jul 21, 2026, 10:30 PM EDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Greenbrier County, WV

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 21, 2:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	11 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 100 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 2535 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 789 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 155 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 246 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 3.1
Supercell composite: 17.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

201 
WFUS51 KRNK 220206
TORRNK
WVC025-220230-
/O.NEW.KRNK.TO.W.0009.260722T0206Z-260722T0230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
1006 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Greenbrier County in southeastern West Virginia...

* Until 1030 PM EDT.

* At 1006 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Frankford, or near Renick, moving east at
  40 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* Locations impacted include...
  Neola...
  and Alvon.

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 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3802 8002 3795 8007 3788 8014 3789 8015
      3785 8018 3789 8035 3797 8035
TIME...MOT...LOC 0206Z 270DEG 35KT 3793 8030 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

BMG

2 follow-up statements

443 
WWUS51 KRNK 220215
SVSRNK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
1015 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

WVC025-220230-
/O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260722T0230Z/
Greenbrier WV-
1015 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT FOR 
EASTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY...

At 1014 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Alvon, or near Neola, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

Locations impacted include...
Alvon.

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 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3795 8007 3788 8014 3789 8015 3785 8018
      3787 8028 3794 8028
TIME...MOT...LOC 0214Z 284DEG 29KT 3790 8022 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

BMG

267 
WWUS51 KRNK 220224
SVSRNK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
1024 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

WVC025-220234-
/O.EXP.KRNK.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260722T0230Z/
Greenbrier WV-
1024 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 
1030 PM EDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for
west central Virginia...southwestern and west central Virginia...and
southeastern West Virginia.

&&

LAT...LON 3795 8007 3788 8014 3789 8015 3785 8018
      3787 8028 3794 8028
TIME...MOT...LOC 0224Z 270DEG 35KT 3790 8013 

$$

BMG

The office that day

Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 21, 9:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Greenbrier	67 min
Jul 21, 9:17 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Greenbrier	28 min
Jul 21, 9:36 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Greenbrier	3 hr
Jul 21, 9:48 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Greenbrier	27 min
Jul 21, 10:42 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Greenbrier	2 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.