{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.d46ab000e827c8b3518eb05b98a7e14ae69ec134.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 6:43PM EDT until July 4 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-04","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.d46ab000e827c8b3518eb05b98a7e14ae69ec134.001.1","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":213,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 6:43PM EDT until July 4 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Appomattox, VA; Buckingham, VA\n**Issued by:** NWS Blacksburg VA\n**Sent:** 2026-07-04T18:43:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-04T18:43:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-04T19:45:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nSVRRNK\n\nThe National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a\n\n* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...\nEast central Appomattox County in central Virginia...\nBuckingham County in central Virginia...\n\n* Until 745 PM EDT.\n\n* At 642 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over\nAndersonville, or 8 miles south of Buckingham, moving northeast at\n25 mph.\n\nHAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.\n\n* Locations impacted include...\nBuckingham...\nDillwyn...\nNew Canton...\nToga...\nSheppards...\nAndersonville...\nand Gold Hill.\n\n## Instructions\nPrepare immediately for damaging winds. For your safety, move to an\ninterior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Stay away\nfrom windows.\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."}