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WUUS51 KLWX 161427
SVRLWX
VAC043-047-061-069-107-139-153-157-171-187-840-161515-
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0014.260316T1427Z-260316T1515Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1027 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN LOUDOUN COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
EAST CENTRAL SHENANDOAH COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...
SOUTHEASTERN FREDERICK COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...
WARREN COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...
SOUTHWESTERN CLARKE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...
NORTHEASTERN PAGE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...
RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...
FAUQUIER COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
NORTHWESTERN CULPEPER COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
NORTHWESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
THE SOUTHEASTERN CITY OF WINCHESTER IN NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 1115 AM EDT.
* AT 1027 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF LURAY TO NEAR SPERRYVILLE TO
MADISON, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
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...
WINCHESTER, CULPEPER, FRONT ROYAL, WARRENTON, MILLWOOD PIKE,
BEALETON, STEPHENS CITY, HAYMARKET, MIDDLEBURG, SPERRYVILLE, THE
PLAINS, HUME, DELAPLANE, LINDEN, GAINESVILLE, NEW BALTIMORE,
MARSHALL, NOKESVILLE, MIDDLETOWN, AND CHESTER GAP.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3894 7768 3891 7767 3883 7765 3865 7760
3841 7808 3855 7824 3880 7847 3919 7816
TIME...MOT...LOC 1427Z 230DEG 46KT 3879 7835 3858 7822 3836 7826
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
GEIGER
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