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WWUS51 KLWX 161533
SVSLWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1133 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
VAC047-137-177-161543-
/O.CAN.KLWX.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260316T1600Z/
ORANGE VA-CULPEPER VA-SPOTSYLVANIA VA-
1133 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN ORANGE...SOUTHEASTERN
CULPEPER AND NORTH CENTRAL SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3887 7739 3860 7727 3842 7763 3857 7762
3863 7760 3875 7752
TIME...MOT...LOC 1533Z 223DEG 44KT 3872 7753 3850 7759
VAC059-061-153-179-683-685-161600-
/O.CON.KLWX.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260316T1600Z/
STAFFORD VA-FAIRFAX VA-FAUQUIER VA-CITY OF MANASSAS PARK VA-
PRINCE WILLIAM VA-CITY OF MANASSAS VA-
1133 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN STAFFORD...SOUTHWESTERN FAIRFAX...SOUTHEASTERN
FAUQUIER...AND SOUTHEASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTIES...THE CITY OF
MANASSAS PARK AND THE CITY OF MANASSAS...
AT 1133 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR LINTON HALL TO 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF STAFFORD,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 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...
CENTREVILLE, DALE CITY, LAKE RIDGE, MONTCLAIR, DUMFRIES, MANASSAS,
SUDLEY, CHERRY HILL, MANASSAS PARK, FAIRFAX STATION, INDEPENDENT
HILL, NOKESVILLE, CLIFTON, ADEN, HEFLIN, RUBY, SOMERVILLE, AND
BRISTERSBURG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
VIRGINIA.
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 3887 7739 3860 7727 3842 7763 3857 7762
3863 7760 3875 7752
TIME...MOT...LOC 1533Z 223DEG 44KT 3872 7753 3850 7759
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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