Last Updated on July 29, 2023 5:49 pm
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BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTEDSevere Thunderstorm WarningNational Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA544 PM EDT Sat Jul 29 2023
The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…Watauga County in northwestern North Carolina…Southwestern Ashe County in northwestern North Carolina…
Until 645 PM EDT.
At 544 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a lineextending from near Mountain City to near Hampton, moving east at35 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include…Boone…Blowing Rock…Beech Mountain…Foscoe…Deep Gap…Sugar Grove…and Todd.
This includes The following Location Appalachian State University.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Prepare immediately for damaging winds. For your safety, move to aninterior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Stay awayfrom windows.
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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