NWS Blacksburg VASV.W 0230September 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Stokes, Surry and Yadkin, NC
The National Weather Service office in Blacksburg issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Stokes, Surry and Yadkin in North Carolina, which was in force until 4:45 p.m. local time on September 21. It was the 230th 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 49 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Blacksburg VA
- Area
- Stokes, Surry and Yadkin
- State
- North Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:56 p.m. EDT, September 21, 2026
- Expires
- 4:45 p.m. EDT, September 21, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KRNK SV.W 0230
- 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... Southeastern Surry County in northwestern North Carolina... Southwestern Stokes County in north central North Carolina... Central Yadkin County in northwestern North Carolina... * Until 445 PM EDT. * At 356 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Pilot Mountain to Boonville, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Elkin... Fairview... Yadkinville... Jonesville... Pilot Mountain... Boonville... and East Bend.
What the agency told people to do
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. For your safety, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Stay away from windows. Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage. Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid hydroplaning. 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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