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WWUS51 KLWX 162243
SVSLWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
643 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025
WVC027-031-162253-
/O.CAN.KLWX.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-250316T2315Z/
HARDY WV-HAMPSHIRE WV-
643 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL HARDY AND
SOUTHEASTERN HAMPSHIRE 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 THE PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3919 7808 3912 7812 3894 7845 3927 7839
3935 7834 3936 7836 3944 7834 3967 7810
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 218DEG 43KT 3942 7833 3896 7851
VAC069-171-840-WVC003-065-162315-
/O.CON.KLWX.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-250316T2315Z/
SHENANDOAH VA-FREDERICK VA-CITY OF WINCHESTER VA-MORGAN WV-
BERKELEY WV-
643 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN SHENANDOAH AND FREDERICK COUNTIES IN NORTHWESTERN
VIRGINIA...CENTRAL MORGAN AND WESTERN BERKELEY COUNTIES IN THE
PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA AND THE CITY OF WINCHESTER...
AT 643 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR GREENWOOD TO NEAR WOODSTOCK, MOVING NORTHEAST AT
50 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...
JOHNSONS MILL, CEDAR GROVE, CLEAR BROOK, OAKLAND, STRASBURG,
STEPHENSON, CROSS JUNCTION, CEDAR HILL, JONES SPRINGS, MILLWOOD PIKE,
ALBIN, UNGER, GORE, NEW HOPE, CLARY, GLENGARY, GREENWOOD, SHANGHAI,
GERRARDSTOWN, AND HIGH VIEW MANOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
VIRGINIA...AND THE PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY, IF ONE IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE
OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE, SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
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 3919 7808 3912 7812 3894 7845 3927 7839
3935 7834 3936 7836 3944 7834 3967 7810
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 218DEG 43KT 3942 7833 3896 7851
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
CJL
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