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WWUS51 KLWX 162252
SVSLWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
652 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025
VAC171-162302-
/O.CAN.KLWX.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-250316T2315Z/
SHENANDOAH VA-
652 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SHENANDOAH COUNTY
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 800 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
VIRGINIA...AND THE PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3919 7808 3911 7823 3921 7829 3934 7827
3951 7827 3967 7810
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 222DEG 68KT 3960 7809 3925 7818
VAC069-840-WVC003-065-162315-
/O.CON.KLWX.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-250316T2315Z/
FREDERICK VA-CITY OF WINCHESTER VA-MORGAN WV-BERKELEY WV-
652 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN FREDERICK COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...CENTRAL
MORGAN AND WESTERN BERKELEY COUNTIES IN THE PANHANDLE OF WEST
VIRGINIA AND THE CITY OF WINCHESTER...
AT 652 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES EAST OF BERKELEY SPRINGS TO NEAR WINCHESTER,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 80 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, GLENGARY, SHANGHAI, GREENWOOD, GERRARDSTOWN,
GAINESBORO, CEDAR GROVE, CLEAR BROOK, OAKLAND, SPRUCE PINE HOLLOW,
STOTLERS CROSSROADS, STEPHENSON, HIGHLAND RIDGE, CEDAR HILL, JONES
SPRINGS, VALLEY HIGH, MILLWOOD PIKE, ALBIN, UNGER, AND NEW HOPE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
VIRGINIA...AND THE PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
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 3911 7823 3921 7829 3934 7827
3951 7827 3967 7810
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 222DEG 68KT 3960 7809 3925 7818
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
CJL
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