An updated report from the NWS Blacksburg VA was issued on Thursday at 3:47 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 4:15 p.m. The alert is for Ashe, Alleghany and Surry counties.

Although Jacobs served in the role from 2018 until the end of the president's first term, he was never confirmed by the full Senate.

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on Thursday at 10:09 p.m. in effect until 11 ...