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Severe Weather Statement

National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA

627 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



VAC071-WVC055-063-089-262300-

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Giles VA-Summers WV-Mercer WV-Monroe WV-

627 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT

FOR

CENTRAL GILES...SOUTHEASTERN SUMMERS...NORTHEASTERN MERCER AND

SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES...



At 627 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Glen Lyn, or

near Peterstown, moving west at 20 mph.



HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



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



Locations impacted include...

Pearisburg...

Narrows...

Peterstown...

Pipestem...

Rich Creek...

Glen Lyn...

and Red Sulphur Spring.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Prepare immediately for DAMAGING WINDS. For your safety, move to an

interior room on the lowest floor 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.



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LAT...LON 3754 8066 3732 8065 3730 8081 3747 8103

      3757 8094 3764 8080

TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 085DEG 19KT 3738 8087 



HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH



$$



CDG

