Last Updated on September 4, 2025 1:25 pm
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
120 PM EDT Thu Sep 4 2025
The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Alleghany County in northwestern North Carolina…
Northwestern Surry County in northwestern North Carolina…
Northeastern Wilkes County in northwestern North Carolina…
North central Watauga County in northwestern North Carolina…
Ashe County in northwestern North Carolina…
Southeastern Smyth County in southwestern Virginia…
Southern Wythe County in southwestern Virginia…
Western Carroll County in southwestern Virginia…
The City of Galax in southwestern Virginia…
Grayson County in southwestern Virginia…
* Until 200 PM EDT.
* At 120 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Mount Rogers
Summit, or 7 miles north of Whitetop, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Galax…
Sparta…
Jefferson…
West Jefferson…
Independence…
Fries…
and Lansing.
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 X.
