Last Updated on August 31, 2021 6:09 pm
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BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTEDSevere Thunderstorm WarningNational Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA607 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021
The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…Western Wilkes County in northwestern North Carolina…Watauga County in northwestern North Carolina…Ashe County in northwestern North Carolina…
Until 645 PM EDT.
At 606 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a lineextending from Elk Park to near B.R. Parkway-Linville Falls ToGrandfather Mountain to near Darby, moving north at 50 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include…Boone…Jefferson…West Jefferson…Blowing Rock…Beech Mountain…Lansing…and Foscoe.
This includes The following Location Appalachian State University.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A few trees and power lines will be blown down in the warned area.Storms will be accompanied by brief heavy rainfall, and little or nolightning. Seek shelter inside an interior room.
When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of hail of anysize, as well as reports of any wind damage, including downed treesor large limbs, to the National Weather Service by calling toll freeat 1…8 6 6…2 1 5…4 3 2 4. Reports and pictures can also beshared on the National Weather Service Blacksburg Facebook page andon Twitter.
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