709  
WWUS51 KLWX 162037  
SVSLWX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
437 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025  
 
VAC165-WVC023-071-162046-  
/O.CAN.KLWX.SV.W.0010.000000T0000Z-250316T2100Z/  
ROCKINGHAM VA-PENDLETON WV-GRANT WV-  
437 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN ROCKINGHAM...  
NORTHEASTERN PENDLETON AND SOUTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTIES IS  
CANCELLED...  
 
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED  
AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN  
VIRGINIA...AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3939 7857 3909 7837 3881 7892 3883 7895  
3895 7891 3902 7885 3921 7885  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 231DEG 45KT 3919 7881 3911 7878 3901 7880 3886  
7890  
 

 
 
VAC069-171-WVC027-031-162100-  
/O.CON.KLWX.SV.W.0010.000000T0000Z-250316T2100Z/  
SHENANDOAH VA-FREDERICK VA-HARDY WV-HAMPSHIRE WV-  
437 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT  
FOR NORTHWESTERN SHENANDOAH AND SOUTHWESTERN FREDERICK COUNTIES IN  
NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...CENTRAL HARDY AND SOUTHERN HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES  
IN EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...  
 
AT 436 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES SOUTH OF ROMNEY TO 10 MILES WEST OF  
WARDENSVILLE TO 9 MILES EAST OF MOOREFIELD TO NEAR MATHIAS, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 50 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...  
AUGUSTA, GRAVEL SPRINGS, BEAN SETTLEMENT, YELLOW SPRING, SHANKS,  
FRENCHBURG, MATHIAS, WARDENSVILLE, STAR TANNERY, PERRY, LOST CITY,  
LOST RIVER, DELRAY, BAKER, INKERMAN, KIRBY, RIO, CAPON SPRINGS, AND  
MCCAULEY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN  
VIRGINIA...AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3939 7857 3909 7837 3881 7892 3883 7895  
3895 7891 3902 7885 3921 7885  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 231DEG 45KT 3919 7881 3911 7878 3901 7880 3886  
7890  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
CJL  
 
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