North Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 06/30/2026 15:55

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 30 at 6:55PM EDT until June 30 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 30, 2026 - 3:55pm
Expires: 
June 30, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description: 
SVRRNK The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Watauga County in northwestern North Carolina... * Until 745 PM EDT. * At 655 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lovill, or near Sugar Grove, and is nearly stationary. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Boone... Sugar Grove... Foscoe... Valle Crucis... Lovill... Moses Cone Memorial Park... and Silverstone.
Instruction: 
Prepare immediately for damaging winds. For your safety, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Stay away from windows. When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of hail of any size, as well as reports of any wind damage, including downed trees or large limbs, to the National Weather Service by calling toll free at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports and pictures can also be shared on the National Weather Service Blacksburg Facebook page and on X.
Area Description: 
Watauga, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Blacksburg VA