{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.3950ad4b8f29e76ee6a10c52318a541d52bcb0b5.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 12 at 6:48PM EDT until June 12 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-06-12","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.3950ad4b8f29e76ee6a10c52318a541d52bcb0b5.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Blacksburg VA"},"word_count":247,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 12 at 6:48PM EDT until June 12 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Amherst, VA; Bedford, VA; Campbell, VA; City of Lynchburg, VA\n**Issued by:** NWS Blacksburg VA\n**Sent:** 2026-06-12T18:48:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-06-12T18:48:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-06-12T19:15:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 648 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Thaxton, or\nnear Bedford, moving east at 10 mph.\n\nHAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to\nroofs, siding, and trees.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nLynchburg...\nBedford...\nStewartsville...\nMontvale...\nForest...\nEvington...\nand Rustburg.\n\n## Instructions\nPrepare immediately for LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS, as well as\ndeadly cloud to ground lightning. For your safety, move to an\ninterior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Stay away\nfrom windows.\n\nLocally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in\nponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and\nminor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.\nDrivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid\nhydroplaning.\n\nWhen it is safe to do so, please send your reports of hail of any\nsize, as well as reports of any wind damage, including downed trees\nor large limbs, to the National Weather Service by calling toll free\nat 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports and pictures can also be\nshared on the National Weather Service Blacksburg Facebook page and\non X."}