917
WUUS51 KLWX 201835
SVRLWX
VAC069-WVC027-201900-
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0053.260520T1835Z-260520T1900Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
235 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL FREDERICK COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...
SOUTHEASTERN HAMPSHIRE COUNTY IN EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 300 PM EDT.
* AT 235 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTH OF
WARDENSVILLE, OR 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROMNEY, MOVING EAST AT 20
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...
CAPON BRIDGE, YELLOW SPRING, HIGH VIEW, TIMBER RIDGE, ROCK ENON
SPRINGS, AND LEHEW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. 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 3917 7858 3923 7860 3935 7838 3917 7832
TIME...MOT...LOC 1835Z 253DEG 18KT 3922 7852
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
BELAK
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