NWS Blacksburg VASV.W 0219September 5, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Alleghany, Surry, Wilkes and 4 more, NC and VA
The National Weather Service office in Blacksburg issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Alleghany, Surry, Wilkes and 4 more in North Carolina, Virginia, which was in force until 1:45 p.m. local time on September 5. It was the 219th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Blacksburg issued in 2026. North Carolina had 124 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 2026, against 32 in an average September of 2008-2025 (North Carolina's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 59 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Blacksburg VA
- Area
- Alleghany, Surry, Wilkes and 4 more
- State
- North Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:46 p.m. EDT, September 5, 2026
- Expires
- 1:45 p.m. EDT, September 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KRNK SV.W 0219
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina since 2008Every warning type in North Carolina
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The notice as issued
SVRRNK The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Alleghany County in northwestern North Carolina... Surry County in northwestern North Carolina... Eastern Wilkes County in northwestern North Carolina... Southwestern Carroll County in southwestern Virginia... The City of Galax in southwestern Virginia... Southeastern Grayson County in southwestern Virginia... Southwestern Patrick County in southwestern Virginia... * Until 145 PM EDT. * At 1246 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Hillsville to Laurel Springs, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Mount Airy... Galax... North Wilkesboro... Elkin... Wilkesboro... Fairview... and Flat Rock.
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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The record around this notice
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina since 2008734 a year
- Every warning type in North Carolina
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most20,005 a year
- NWS notices, September 20262,824 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels