Leon, VA Warnings, Watches and Advisories

When a severe thunderstorm warning is issued, the storm may produce damaging winds, large hail, dangerous lightning, and heavy rain. In some cases, heavy rainfall produced by a severe storm can also lead to flash flooding. Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Leon.

Use the Radar Maps link provided to understand the trajectory of a storm.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 11:04AM EDT until September 5 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN

SVRMRX The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Russell County in southwestern Virginia... The City of Bristol in southwestern Virginia... Washington County in southwestern Virginia... * Until noon EDT. * At 1103 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles west of Glen Burke to near Wise, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Bristol Va, Abingdon, Lebanon, Cleveland Va, Glade Spring, Honaker, St. Paul, Damascus, Rosedale, and Lindell. This includes Interstate 81 in Virginia between mile markers 1 and 34.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 10:57AM EDT until September 5 at 11:30AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Buchanan County in southwestern Virginia... South central McDowell County in southern West Virginia... * Until 1130 AM EDT. * At 1057 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 11 miles southeast of Argo to 6 miles west of Glen Burke, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... War, Cucumber, and Oakwood.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 10:56AM EDT until September 5 at 11:15AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN

At 1055 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 12 miles southeast of Wise to 6 miles east of Sneedville, moving southeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Norton, Wise, Jonesville, Big Stone Gap, Pennington Gap, Coeburn, Appalachia, St. Paul, Nickelsville, and Dungannon.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 10:52AM EDT until September 5 at 11:15AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

At 1052 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Argo to near Davenport to 7 miles northeast of Wise, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Grundy, Davenport, Trammel, Bradshaw, Stacy, Nora, Vansant, Hurley, Jolo, Oakwood, and Roseann.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 10:50AM EDT until September 5 at 11:45AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA

SVRRNK The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Smyth County in southwestern Virginia... Southwestern Tazewell County in southwestern Virginia... * Until 1145 AM EDT. * At 1049 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles northwest of War to near Davenport to near Norton, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Marion... Richlands... Saltville... Chilhowie... Cedar Bluff... Nebo... and Raven.

Special Weather Statement issued September 5 at 10:29AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN

At 1028 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Eolia, or 8 miles southeast of Whitesburg, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Norton, Wise, Jonesville, Big Stone Gap, Pennington Gap, Coeburn, Appalachia, Pound, St. Charles, and Dryden.