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Thursday, October 31, 2019

10/31/2019 Virginia Tornado Warning 3


Update: the National Weather Service canceled this particular alert.



Update: the National Weather Service canceled this particular alert.

Tornado Warning
VAC117-010030-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.TO.W.0052.191031T2346Z-191101T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
746 PM EDT Thu Oct 31 2019

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
Western Mecklenburg County in south central Virginia...

* Until 830 PM EDT.

* At 745 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing a tornado
were located along a line extending from Virgilina to 7 miles
southwest of Hitesburg, moving northeast at 50 mph.



HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.

* These dangerous storms will be near...
Buffalo Springs around 755 PM EDT.
Clarksville around 805 PM EDT.
Chase City and Boydton around 815 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by these tornadic storms include Fairview,
Nelson, Rogers Corner, Spanish Grove, Buffalo Junction, Finchley,
Finneywood, Baskerville, Skipwith and John H Kerr Reservoir.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

Please report severe weather by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the
NWS Wakefield Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.

&&

LAT...LON 3657 7873 3658 7872 3664 7871 3667 7870
3668 7870 3669 7868 3669 7865 3664 7858
3664 7856 3670 7865 3683 7855 3688 7848
3669 7825 3654 7857 3654 7873
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 236DEG 42KT 3656 7879 3652 7879

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED

$$

BROWN

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