Weather Alert
Giles County, VA
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 5/8/25 9:21 PM
End: 5/8/25 9:45 PM
Dur: 00:24
Canceled 5/8/25 9:45 PM

Special Weather Statement issued May 8 at 9:21PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
At 920 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Kimberling, or near Rocky Gap, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Dublin...
Newport...
Rocky Gap...
Poplar Hill...
Mechanicsburg...
Eggleston...
and Claytor Dam.



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