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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Watauga & Ashe – Friday August 16, 2024

Last Updated on August 16, 2024 6:46 pm

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BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
644 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024

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 641 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 9 miles southeast of Bristol Va to 6 miles west of
Elk Park, moving east at 35 mph. A wind gust of 59 mph was
observed at the Tri-City Airport south of Bristol.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* 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…

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 Twitter.

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