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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 12:58 AM Aug. 23, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Lee County in southwestern Virginia... Central Scott County in southwestern Virginia... Southwestern Wise County in southwestern Virginia... * Until 945 PM EDT. * At 858 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Big Black Mountain, or 12 miles west of Norton, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Big Stone Gap, Appalachia, Duffield, Clinchport, Jasper, Fort Blackmore, Dryden, and Pattonsville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && TORNADO...POSSIBLE; HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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