3 advisories in effect for 3 regions in the area

• Amherst

  Special Weather Statement

  Special Weather Statement National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 759 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026 Botetourt VA-Amherst VA-Rockbridge VA- 759 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN ROCKBRIDGE...NORTHEASTERN BOTETOURT AND NORTHWESTERN AMHERST COUNTIES...THE CITY OF BUENA VISTA AND THE CITY OF LEXINGTON THROUGH 830 PM EDT... At 758 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Natural Bridge, or near Glasgow, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 30 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Winds may knock over loose objects. Locations impacted include... Lexington... Buena Vista... Glasgow... Collierstown... and Natural Bridge. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage. Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid hydroplaning. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

• Botetourt

  Special Weather Statement

  Special Weather Statement National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 759 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026 Botetourt VA-Amherst VA-Rockbridge VA- 759 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN ROCKBRIDGE...NORTHEASTERN BOTETOURT AND NORTHWESTERN AMHERST COUNTIES...THE CITY OF BUENA VISTA AND THE CITY OF LEXINGTON THROUGH 830 PM EDT... At 758 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Natural Bridge, or near Glasgow, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 30 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Winds may knock over loose objects. Locations impacted include... Lexington... Buena Vista... Glasgow... Collierstown... and Natural Bridge. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage. Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid hydroplaning. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

• Rockbridge

  Special Weather Statement

  Special Weather Statement National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 759 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026 Botetourt VA-Amherst VA-Rockbridge VA- 759 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN ROCKBRIDGE...NORTHEASTERN BOTETOURT AND NORTHWESTERN AMHERST COUNTIES...THE CITY OF BUENA VISTA AND THE CITY OF LEXINGTON THROUGH 830 PM EDT... At 758 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Natural Bridge, or near Glasgow, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 30 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Winds may knock over loose objects. Locations impacted include... Lexington... Buena Vista... Glasgow... Collierstown... and Natural Bridge. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage. Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid hydroplaning. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH