Weather Alert
Franklin County, VA
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 8/11/26 8:12 PM
End: 8/11/26 8:45 PM
Dur: 00:33
Canceled 8/11/26 8:45 PM

Special Weather Statement issued August 11 at 8:12PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
At 812 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Craig Springs to near Claytor Lake State Park.
Movement was southeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Roanoke...
Blacksburg...
Salem...
Christiansburg...
Radford...
Vinton...
and Dublin.



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