UPDATE: Tornado Warning targets Gretna

3 p.m. UPDATE
At 2:55 p.m. National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 6 miles west of Gretna,moving east at 15 mph.

Locations impacted include Gretna, Chalk Level and Mt airy.

The entire area under Tornada Watch

2:30 p.m. UPDATE
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Pittsylvania County until 3:15 p.m.

At 2:08 p.m. local law enforcement reported a possible tornado west of Penhook, moving east at 15 mph.

Locations impacted include Penhook, Ajax, Climax and Pittsville.
ORIGINAL ALERT

At 1:24 p.m. National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing producing a tornado. This storm was located near Rocky Mount and moving east at 20 mph.

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Locations impacted include Rocky Mount, Sontag, western Smith Mountain Lake, southern Smith Mountain Lake and Smith Mountain Lake State Park.

The weather service says this is a dangerous storm and warns if you are in its path, prepare immediately for damaging winds, destructive hai and deadly cloud o ground lightning. People outside should move to a shelter, preferably inside a strong building but away from windows.

If on or near Smith Mountain Lake get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. The weater service says lightning can strike out to 15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.