At 9:56 am the Weather report is for Tornado Warning in Northwestern Stokes County, NC and Southwestern Patrick County, including Ararat, VA

... A Tornado Warning remains in effect until 1015 am EDT for northwestern Stokes... northeastern Surry and southwestern Patrick counties... At 954 am EDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar continued to indicate a tornado. This tornado was located near Woodville... or 6 miles west of Francisco... moving north at 45 mph. Locations impacted include... Woodville... Ararat... Precautionary/preparedness actions... The safest place to be during a tornado is in a basement. Get under a workbench or other piece of sturdy furniture. If no basement is available... seek shelter on the lowest floor of the building in an interior hallway or room such as a closet. Use blankets or pillows to cover your body and always stay away from windows. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 PM EDT Tuesday afternoon for northwestern North Carolina and southwestern Virginia.