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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
827 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN CHARLES COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND...
STAFFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
NORTHEASTERN ORANGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
KING GEORGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
THE CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
SOUTHEASTERN FAUQUIER COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
SOUTHEASTERN CULPEPER COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
SOUTHEASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 915 PM EDT.
* AT 827 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR BEALETON TO NEAR BUMPASS, MOVING EAST 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...
STAFFORD, DALE CITY, FREDERICKSBURG, KING GEORGE, DAHLGREN,
QUANTICO, FAIRVIEW BEACH, NANJEMOY CREEK, AQUIA CREEK, POTOMAC
CREEK, MONTCLAIR, TRIANGLE, DUMFRIES, MASSAPONAX, SPOTSYLVANIA,
CHERRY HILL, INDEPENDENT HILL, FALMOUTH, MASON NECK, AND
PASSAPATANZY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WIND, AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
ARE OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING
IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
LAT...LON 3803 7775 3810 7783 3854 7788 3864 7720
3856 7724 3861 7717 3862 7720 3864 7715
3843 7703 3841 7707 3841 7702 3828 7698
3826 7705 3815 7707 3819 7725 3825 7723
3825 7727 3822 7729 3825 7735 3800 7763
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 266DEG 40KT 3854 7781 3805 7776
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
BELAK
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