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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 9:30 PM Jul. 28, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Wilkes County in northwestern North Carolina... Southeastern Watauga County in northwestern North Carolina... Southeastern Ashe County in northwestern North Carolina... * Until 630 PM EDT. * At 530 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Wilbar, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... North Wilkesboro... Wilkesboro... Boomer... Glendale Springs... Deep Gap... Mc Grady... and Wilbar. 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. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 8:46 PM Jul. 28, 2026 – National Weather Service
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 526 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA CASWELL ROCKINGHAM STOKES SURRY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA ALLEGHANY NC ASHE WATAUGA WILKES YADKIN IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 28 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA AMHERST APPOMATTOX BUCKINGHAM CAMPBELL CITY OF LYNCHBURG IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA BEDFORD CHARLOTTE CITY OF DANVILLE CITY OF MARTINSVILLE HALIFAX HENRY PITTSYLVANIA IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA CARROLL CITY OF GALAX CITY OF RADFORD FLOYD GRAYSON MONTGOMERY PATRICK PULASKI IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA BOTETOURT CITY OF BUENA VISTA CITY OF LEXINGTON CITY OF ROANOKE CITY OF SALEM FRANKLIN ROANOKE ROCKBRIDGE
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