734  
WWUS51 KLWX 162213  
SVSLWX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
613 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025  
 
VAC165-162223-  
/O.CAN.KLWX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250316T2230Z/  
ROCKINGHAM VA-  
613 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY IS  
CANCELLED...  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS 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.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3876 7886 3887 7891 3913 7868 3902 7852  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 223DEG 49KT 3890 7880  
 
 
 
VAC171-WVC031-162230-  
/O.CON.KLWX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250316T2230Z/  
SHENANDOAH VA-HARDY WV-  
613 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT  
FOR NORTHWESTERN SHENANDOAH AND CENTRAL HARDY COUNTIES...  
 
AT 613 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MATHIAS, OR 14  
MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOOREFIELD, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 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...  
ORKNEY SPRINGS, PERRY, LOST CITY, LOST RIVER, BAKER, MATHIAS, JEROME,  
MCCAULEY, WARDENSVILLE, BASYE, AND BASYE-BRYCE MOUNTAIN.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN  
VIRGINIA.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.  
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING  
KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO  
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3876 7886 3887 7891 3913 7868 3902 7852  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 223DEG 49KT 3890 7880  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
CJL  
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