Expires:202507092115;Remove:202507092115;161558 WUUS51 KRNK 092024 SVRRNK VAC089-690-092115- /O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0158.250709T2024Z-250709T2115Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 424 PM EDT Wed Jul 9 2025 The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... The City of Martinsville in south central Virginia... Henry County in south central Virginia... * Until 515 PM EDT. * At 423 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Horse Pasture, or near Spencer, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Martinsville... Spencer... Axton... Ridgeway... Leatherwood... Villa Heights... and Chatmoss. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds, as well as deadly cloud to ground lightning. For your safety, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Stay away from windows. 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. 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. && LAT...LON 3672 7997 3680 7966 3654 7972 3655 8005 TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 256DEG 17KT 3663 7993 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ DS