Last Updated on May 6, 2022 6:44 pm
NCC009-189-062345-/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0026.220506T2241Z-220506T2345Z/
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTEDSevere Thunderstorm WarningNational Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA641 PM EDT Fri May 6 2022
The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…Watauga County in northwestern North Carolina…Ashe County in northwestern North Carolina…
Until 745 PM EDT.
At 639 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a lineextending from 7 miles southeast of Bristol VA to Beech MountainNC moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD…60 to 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Public.
IMPACT…Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely tomobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
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 Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for northwesternNorth Carolina…and southwestern Virginia.
Prepare immediately for damaging winds. For your safety, move to aninterior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Stay awayfrom windows. These storms have produced considerable wind damage innortheast Tennessee.
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.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for northwesternNorth Carolina…and southwestern Virginia.
The post Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Watauga County, NC, Ashe County, NC at 641 pm EDT, May 6th 2022 appeared first on WataugaOnline.com.