NWS Blacksburg VASV.W 0218September 5, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Bland, Carroll, Floyd and 7 more, VA
The National Weather Service office in Blacksburg issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Bland, Carroll, Floyd and 7 more in Virginia, which was in force until 12:45 p.m. local time on September 5. It was the 218th 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).
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The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Blacksburg VA
- Area
- Bland, Carroll, Floyd and 7 more
- State
- Virginia
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:44 a.m. EDT, September 5, 2026
- Expires
- 12:45 p.m. EDT, September 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KRNK SV.W 0218
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia since 2008Every warning type in Virginia
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The notice as issued
SVRRNK The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Pulaski County in southwestern Virginia... Smyth County in southwestern Virginia... Southwestern Floyd County in southwestern Virginia... Southeastern Tazewell County in southwestern Virginia... Southern Bland County in southwestern Virginia... Wythe County in southwestern Virginia... Carroll County in southwestern Virginia... The City of Galax in southwestern Virginia... Grayson County in southwestern Virginia... Western Patrick County in southwestern Virginia... * Until 1245 PM EDT. * At 1143 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Copper Valley to near Adwolf, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Pulaski... Wytheville... Galax... Marion... Hillsville... Chilhowie... and Rural Retreat.
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 Virginia since 2008638 a year
- Every warning type in Virginia
- 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