Franklin City, VA — Severe Weather & Radar
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No active severe-weather warnings for Franklin City, VA right now. Live radar is below — set up alerts to get warned the moment one is issued.
Severe-weather outlook
No severe-weather risk is outlooked for Franklin City, VA today.
3-day forecast
Forecast: NOAA National Blend of Models.
When is severe weather most likely near Franklin?
In Franklin City, severe thunderstorms are most common from June through August.
Damaging winds, hail, and localized flooding are the usual threats; tornadoes are less frequent than in the Plains or Southeast but do occur, often along summer cold fronts.
Based on long-term NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center climatology.
Since 1950, NOAA has recorded 1 tornado in Franklin City, VA; the strongest, an EF0 on September 26, 2008 near Franklin.Hail and tornado history for Franklin City, VA →
In Franklin City, VA
Franklin City, VA has an estimated 8,200 residents, plus 1 hospitals, 1 nursing homes, 4 schools, 2 dialysis centers that could be in a storm's path. Atmostorm shows which of them fall inside an active warning polygon.
Emergency-management view: who & what is in the warned path →
Rivers near Franklin
The level, flood stage and National Weather Service forecast at the nearest river gauges:
Nearby areas
Live radar and active alerts for places near Franklin:
Not an official source — always confirm with the National Weather Service at weather.gov. Data aggregated from NWS/SPC. Facility and population figures are decision-support estimates.