123  
WUUS51 KLWX 012203  
SVRLWX  
VAC059-153-179-012245-  
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0037.260401T2203Z-260401T2245Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
603 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
NORTHEASTERN STAFFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...  
SOUTHEASTERN FAIRFAX COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...  
SOUTHEASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...  
 
* UNTIL 645 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 602 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BULL RUN TO NEAR DALE CITY TO  
NEAR DUMFRIES TO 6 MILES NORTH OF STAFFORD, MOVING EAST AT 40 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...  
DALE CITY, ANNANDALE, SPRINGFIELD, GROVETON, FORT BELVOIR,  
WOODBRIDGE, QUANTICO, LAKE RIDGE, BURKE, LINCOLNIA, MONTCLAIR,  
LORTON, FRANCONIA, NEWINGTON, TRIANGLE, DUMFRIES, I395 AND I495  
INTERCHANGE, WEST SPRINGFIELD, CHERRY HILL, AND MOUNT VERNON.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3870 7707 3869 7711 3862 7714 3861 7718  
3862 7722 3858 7725 3856 7723 3852 7726  
3850 7747 3862 7750 3869 7753 3882 7718  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 251DEG 33KT 3870 7747 3865 7742 3856 7739 3851  
7744  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
CJL  
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