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  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Carroll County, Virginia
  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 31 at 2:50PM EDT until August 31 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS
  • Effective: Friday, August 31, 2018 at 2:50 p.m.
  • Expires: Friday, August 31, 2018 at 3:45 p.m.
  • The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a
    * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
    Eastern Wythe County in southwestern Virginia...
    Western Carroll County in southwestern Virginia...
    The City of Galax in southwestern Virginia...
    Eastern Grayson County in southwestern Virginia...
    * Until 345 PM EDT
    * At 248 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
    extending from Wytheville to Independence, moving southeast at 10
    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...
    Wytheville...
    Galax...
    Independence...
    Fries...
    and Speedwell.
    Those located near Galax and Hillsville are in the path of these
    storms and should prepare for imminent severe weather conditions.
    Seek shelter now!
    HAIL...1.00IN
    WIND...60MPH