871  
WUUS51 KLWX 132357  
SVRLWX  
VAC015-790-140030-  
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0043.260513T2357Z-260514T0030Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
757 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
THE CITY OF STAUNTON IN WESTERN VIRGINIA...  
CENTRAL AUGUSTA COUNTY IN WESTERN VIRGINIA...  
 
* UNTIL 830 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 757 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES NORTHEAST  
OF BELLS VALLEY, OR 13 MILES WEST OF STAUNTON, MOVING EAST AT 35  
MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...DAMAGING WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES  
TO FALL. THIS COULD INJURE THOSE OUTDOORS, AS WELL AS  
DAMAGE HOMES AND VEHICLES. ROADWAYS MAY BECOME BLOCKED BY  
DOWNED TREES. LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.  
UNSECURED LIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
STAUNTON, FISHERSVILLE, VERONA, MOUNT SIDNEY, AUGUSTA SPRINGS,  
CHURCHVILLE, DEERFIELD, BUFFALO GAP, TRIMBLES MILL, CHRISTIAN, FORT  
DEFIANCE, AND SWOOPE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3810 7941 3822 7941 3831 7895 3810 7893  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 267DEG 30KT 3818 7931  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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