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WFUS51 KLWX 161433
TORLWX
VAC047-061-157-161500-
/O.NEW.KLWX.TO.W.0004.260316T1433Z-260316T1500Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1033 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...
NORTHWESTERN FAUQUIER COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
NORTHWESTERN CULPEPER COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 1100 AM EDT.
* AT 1033 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES EAST OF SPERRYVILLE, OR 12 MILES
NORTHWEST OF CULPEPER, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FOR THOSE IN THE DIRECT PATH OF A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN,
FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND WINDOWS MAY OCCUR.
MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
HUME AROUND 1040 AM EDT.
THE PLAINS AND DELAPLANE AROUND 1050 AM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
CASTLETON, VIEWTOWN, HACKLEYS CROSSROADS, MARSHALL, AMISSVILLE,
CRESTHILL, RECTORTOWN, ORLEAN, FIVE FORKS, AND MEADOWVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 3900 7788 3889 7769 3885 7770 3884 7772
3881 7770 3856 7809 3865 7819 3900 7791
TIME...MOT...LOC 1433Z 222DEG 49KT 3863 7810
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
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