Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 27 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 27, 2026 - 2:15pm
Expires:
May 27, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
At 515 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Childress, or near Radford, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Christiansburg...
Radford...
Pilot...
Claytor Dam...
Graysontown...
Childress...
and Claytor Lake State Park.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in
ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and
minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.
Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid
hydroplaning.
If on or near Claytor Lake, get out of the water and move indoors or
inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
south central, southwestern and west central Virginia...and
southeastern West Virginia.
Area Description:
Pulaski; Montgomery; Floyd
Forcast Office:
NWS Blacksburg VA
Sender: