057
WFUS51 KLWX 161457
TORLWX
VAC061-107-153-161530-
/O.NEW.KLWX.TO.W.0005.260316T1457Z-260316T1530Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1057 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN LOUDOUN COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
NORTH CENTRAL FAUQUIER COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
NORTHWESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 1130 AM EDT.
* AT 1057 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR THE PLAINS, OR NEAR WARRENTON, 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...
SOUTH RIDING AND ARCOLA AROUND 1105 AM EDT.
BROADLANDS, BRAMBLETON, ASHBURN, AND OATLANDS AROUND 1110 AM EDT.
LEESBURG AND STERLING AROUND 1115 AM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
GLEEDSVILLE, ALDIE, MEADOWVILLE, HALFWAY, WOOLSEY, BROAD RUN,
BELMONT, AND STERLING PARK.
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 7738 3899 7739 3876 7782 3879 7786
3911 7757
TIME...MOT...LOC 1457Z 226DEG 49KT 3880 7780
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
BJL
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