Special Weather Statement Virginia | Effective 04/01/2026 17:14

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 1 at 8:14PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 1, 2026 - 5:14pm
Expires: 
April 1, 2026 - 5:45pm
Description: 
At 813 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Coleman Falls, or over Big Island, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT... Locations impacted include... Amherst... Forks Of Buffalo... Clifford... Big Island... Forest... Coleman Falls... and Boonsboro.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Bedford; Amherst
Forcast Office: 
NWS Blacksburg VA