CHICAGO, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Smithfield Foods Inc. said it closed its three hog plants in North Carolina and Virginia early Thursday due to Hurricane Floyd.

Jeff Luckman, vice president of hog procurement for Smithfield, said no damage was reported at any of the plants but that all production was closed because of the storm's strong winds and heavy rain.

``The hurricane is supposed to come through Virginia in a couple of hours and we've had a ton of rain and I haven't been able to get through to our production farms or our procurement guys,'' Luckman told Reuters from his home in Virginia.

Smithfield's plants are located in Tar Heel, N.C., with a capacity of about 30,000 head, and two plants in Smithfield, Virginia, with a combined capacity of about 16,000.

Luckman said there was no telling what production would be like on Friday until the storm passes and damage in the area was evaluated.

The Lundy Packing hog plant in Clinton, N.C., with a capacity of about 8,000 head, also was closed due to the storm, Luckman said. The Lundy closing was confirmed by a security officer at that plant.

With the Smithfield and Lundy plants closed, daily federally inspected hog slaughter likely would be down by about 53,000 head, Luckman said.