897  
WUUS51 KLWX 261821  
SVRLWX  
VAC015-091-165-WVC071-261900-  
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0199.250626T1821Z-250626T1900Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
221 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
WEST CENTRAL ROCKINGHAM COUNTY IN WESTERN VIRGINIA...  
NORTH CENTRAL AUGUSTA COUNTY IN WESTERN VIRGINIA...  
EAST CENTRAL HIGHLAND COUNTY IN WESTERN VIRGINIA...  
SOUTH CENTRAL PENDLETON COUNTY IN EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...  
 
* UNTIL 300 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 221 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 14 MILES WEST OF  
BRIDGEWATER, OR 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF STAUNTON, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT  
20 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...  
CHURCHVILLE, BUFFALO GAP, CLOVER HILL, MOUNT SOLON, SANGERVILLE,  
CHRISTIAN, SUGAR GROVE, MOSCOW, AND PALO ALTO.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WIND, AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING  
ARE 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.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3848 7940 3856 7925 3845 7896 3816 7923  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1821Z 320DEG 18KT 3836 7924  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
BELAK  
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