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The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for the yellow-shaded counties in the map you see above.

The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for the yellow-shaded counties in the map you see above.

A watch means to prepare for possible severe weather. Take action when warnings are issued.

With severe weather season getting underway, it’s important to know the difference between a watch and a warning.

ROANOKE, Va. - The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for most of the 10 News area. Grayson, Carroll, Wythe, Bland, Pulaski, Giles, Craig, Alleghany, Bath and Highland counties are OUT of the Tornado Watch. A warning means that a tornado is imminent or likely to happen soon. If a warning is issued for your location, you need to seek shelter in the lowest possible spot, away from windows. Once it does, the wind will become strong at times through early Friday morning.