620  
WUUS51 KLWX 051726  
SVRLWX  
VAC061-153-179-051800-  
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0001.250305T1726Z-250305T1800Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
1226 PM EST WED MAR 5 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
NORTHERN STAFFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...  
SOUTHEASTERN FAUQUIER COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...  
SOUTHEASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...  
 
* UNTIL 100 PM EST.  
 
* AT 1226 PM EST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF  
STAFFORD, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
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...  
LAKE RIDGE, MONTCLAIR, ROSEVILLE, TRIANGLE, DALE CITY, INDEPENDENT  
HILL, GARRISONVILLE, QUANTICO, RAMOTH, WOODBRIDGE, DUMFRIES, CHERRY  
HILL, HEFLIN, AQUIA, STORCK, HOLLY CORNER, OCCOQUAN, GLENDIE,  
HARTWOOD, AND RUBY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY  
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE  
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3834 7760 3839 7762 3842 7765 3850 7766  
3872 7738 3871 7737 3873 7736 3870 7732  
3871 7730 3866 7722 3866 7720 3864 7722  
3863 7720 3863 7714 3861 7718 3862 7722  
3849 7731  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1726Z 226DEG 48KT 3844 7756  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
KJP  
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