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Severe Weather Statement

National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA

559 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



VAC071-121-155-750-262215-

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Pulaski VA-Giles VA-City of Radford VA-Montgomery VA-

559 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT

FOR

NORTHEASTERN PULASKI...SOUTHEASTERN GILES AND WESTERN MONTGOMERY

COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF RADFORD...



At 558 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fairlawn, or

over Radford, moving south at 5 mph.



HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.



Locations impacted include...

Blacksburg...

Christiansburg...

Radford...

Dublin...

Pembroke...

Newport...

and Poplar Hill.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Prepare immediately for DAMAGING WINDS, as well as deadly cloud to 

ground lightning. For your safety, move to an interior room of a 

sturdy building. Stay away from windows.



Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in

ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and

minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.

Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid

hydroplaning.



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 3719 8042 3709 8040 3704 8057 3708 8071

      3710 8071 3720 8075 3731 8078 3733 8046

TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 346DEG 6KT 3716 8059 



HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH



$$



CDG

