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Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Alleghany, NC; Ashe, NC; Caswell, NC +27 more

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Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and 22 more
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 590 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA CASWELL ROCKINGHAM STOKES SURRY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA ALLEGHANY NC ASHE WATAUGA WILKES YADKIN IN...

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 590 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA CASWELL ROCKINGHAM STOKES SURRY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA ALLEGHANY NC ASHE WATAUGA WILKES YADKIN IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA CITY OF DANVILLE CITY OF MARTINSVILLE HENRY PITTSYLVANIA IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA BLAND CARROLL CITY OF GALAX CITY OF RADFORD FLOYD GILES GRAYSON MONTGOMERY PATRICK PULASKI SMYTH TAZEWELL WYTHE IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA FRANKLIN IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA MERCER MONROE SUMMERS

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    Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 17 at 2:35PM EDT until August 17 at 10:00PM 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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