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WWUS51 KLWX 161509
SVSLWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1109 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
VAC047-061-137-177-161545-
/O.CON.KLWX.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-260316T1545Z/
ORANGE VA-FAUQUIER VA-CULPEPER VA-SPOTSYLVANIA VA-
1109 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN ORANGE...SOUTHERN FAUQUIER...SOUTHEASTERN CULPEPER
AND NORTHWESTERN SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTIES...
AT 1109 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR BEALETON TO 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CULPEPER TO 10
MILES EAST OF ORANGE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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...
RACCOON FORD, MINE RUN, STEVENSBURG, RHOADESVILLE, EVERONA,
VERDIERSVILLE, BURR HILL, LOCUST GROVE, FLAT RUN, GOLD DALE, LIGNUM,
LAHORE, LAKE OF THE WOODS, RICHARDSVILLE, UNIONVILLE, AND SUMERDUCK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3820 7798 3821 7800 3841 7795 3855 7778
3840 7766 3836 7770 3836 7771 3831 7774
3819 7786 3819 7791
TIME...MOT...LOC 1509Z 228DEG 37KT 3850 7776 3837 7783 3819 7793
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
GEIGER
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