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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 12:11 AM Aug. 23, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central Russell County in southwestern Virginia... The northeastern City of Norton in southwestern Virginia... Northeastern Scott County in southwestern Virginia... Central Wise County in southwestern Virginia... * Until 900 PM EDT. * At 810 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fishpond Lake, or 8 miles east of Whitesburg, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Norton, Wise, Coeburn, and Pound. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 12:32 AM Aug. 23, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Lee County in southwestern Virginia... The City of Norton in southwestern Virginia... Southwestern Wise County in southwestern Virginia... * Until 915 PM EDT. * At 831 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Oven Fork to Big Laurel, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Norton, Wise, Big Stone Gap, Appalachia, and Pardee. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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