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Tornado watch issued until 10 p.m.

A tornado watch is in effect until 10 p.m. for much of Southwest Virginia, including Roanoke County. Read more on Kevin Myatt’s Weather Journal blog.

From the watch:

TORNADOES…HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER…THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH…AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. …

REMEMBER…A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Weather Journal

Some severe storm risk thru Thurs.

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:19:25 +0000

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