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Severe Weather Statement

National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA

930 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025



VAC019-031-680-090200-

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Campbell VA-Bedford VA-City of Lynchburg VA-

930 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025



...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT

FOR

CENTRAL CAMPBELL...AND CENTRAL BEDFORD COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF

LYNCHBURG...



At 930 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bedford, moving

east at 30 mph.



HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



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



Locations impacted include...

Lynchburg...

Bedford...

Altavista...

Huddleston...

Rustburg...

Forest...

and Evington.



This includes The following Locations Liberty University, The

National D-Day Memorial, and Lynchburg Airport.

 

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.



Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to

flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.



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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LAT...LON 3708 7916 3709 7920 3712 7921 3710 7923

      3713 7925 3710 7928 3714 7934 3712 7937

      3716 7960 3724 7969 3742 7953 3743 7914

      3740 7912 3741 7911 3739 7908 3739 7906

      3742 7907 3742 7901 3741 7901

TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 284DEG 24KT 3726 7946 



HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH



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