NWS Blacksburg VASV.W 0231September 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Tazewell, VA
The National Weather Service office in Blacksburg issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Tazewell in Virginia, which was in force until 4:30 p.m. local time on September 21. It was the 231st severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Blacksburg issued in 2026. Virginia had 118 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 2026, against 34 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Virginia's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 27 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Blacksburg VA
- Area
- Tazewell
- State
- Virginia
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:03 p.m. EDT, September 21, 2026
- Expires
- 4:30 p.m. EDT, September 21, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KRNK SV.W 0231
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SVRRNK The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Tazewell County in southwestern Virginia... * Until 430 PM EDT. * At 403 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near War, or 10 miles north of Cedar Bluff, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Tazewell... Jewell Ridge... Bandy... and Amonate.
What the agency told people to do
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.
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