527  
WUUS51 KLWX 052258  
SVRLWX  
VAC059-061-107-153-179-600-683-685-052345-  
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0060.250505T2258Z-250505T2345Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
658 PM EDT MON MAY 5 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
NORTHWESTERN STAFFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...  
SOUTHEASTERN LOUDOUN COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...  
THE CITY OF FAIRFAX IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...  
WESTERN FAIRFAX COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...  
FAUQUIER COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...  
THE CITY OF MANASSAS PARK IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...  
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...  
THE CITY OF MANASSAS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...  
 
* UNTIL 745 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 658 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM WOODBRIDGE TO NEAR DALE CITY TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF  
BEALETON, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 25 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...  
CATHARPIN, CALVERTON, MONTCLAIR, WOOLSEY, CASANOVA, ALDIE,  
MEADOWVILLE, LINTON HALL, NOKESVILLE, HERNDON, THE PLAINS, BURKE,  
OAKTON, LAKE RIDGE, AUBURN, CLIFTON, MARSHALL, BRAMBLETON, GREAT  
FALLS, AND RECTORTOWN.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3862 7721 3862 7722 3861 7723 3859 7741  
3846 7765 3886 7802 3899 7770 3902 7729  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 150DEG 22KT 3865 7726 3864 7745 3851 7769  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
KJP  
 
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