
mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Hazards include tornado and quarter size hail. Locations impacted include, norton, wise, big stone gap, appalachia and fort blackmore.Īt 925 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near pennington gap, or 12 miles northeast of jonesville, moving east at 25 mph (radar indicated rotation). expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include fort blackmore and appalachia.Īt 946 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located near big stone gap, or 8 miles southwest of norton, moving east at 30 mph (radar indicated). this dangerous storm will be near, norton around 1015 pm edt.

damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1100 pm edt for southwestern virginia.Īt 947 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over big stone gap, or 10 miles southwest of norton, moving east at 25 mph (radar indicated rotation).


however gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. The severe thunderstorm warning for east central lee, north central scott and southwestern wise counties and the city of norton will expire at 1015 pm edt, the storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1100 pm edt for southwestern virginia. The tornado warning for east central lee, north central scott and southwestern wise counties and the city of norton will expire at 1015 pm edt, the storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado. Carter Fold has about10 miles of back country roads, but they had excellent bright yellow center lines and white lines along the edges so it was never a problem.Hail and Wind Damage Spotted near Big Stone Gap, VA Date / Time We were staying right in Big Stone Gap so it was an easy drive back to an excellent motel. Saturday evening we enjoyed the live music at the Carter Fold where we were also able to tour the museum and AP Carter childhood home.Īnother reviewer mentioned the problem of bad roads and I had worried about this - and the roads that we have been on for these venues, so far, have been quite good.

Friday evening we enjoyed the musical drama of "Trail of the Lonesome Pine". The first night was at Heartwood which is located just off of I-81 and has live music every Thursday evening. During the first three days of our trip, we enjoyed live musical events each of the nights. We learned about this through the website, and then later got the book, "Road Guide to the Crooked Road" which also contained two CDs with the music of the Crooked Road.
