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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Alleghany, NC; Wilkes, NC

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Alleghany, Wilkes
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What is happening

SVRRNK The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Alleghany County in northwestern North Carolina... North central Wilkes County in northwestern North Carolina... * Until 615 PM EDT. * At 512 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Whitehead, or near...

What the bulletin says to do

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. 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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SVRRNK The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Alleghany County in northwestern North Carolina... North central Wilkes County in northwestern North Carolina... * Until 615 PM EDT. * At 512 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Whitehead, or near Laurel Springs, moving south at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Sparta... Mc Grady... Traphill... Roaring Gap... Stone Mountain State Park... Abshers... and Whitehead.

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    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 15 at 5:12PM EDT until August 15 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Blacksburg VA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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