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WUUS51 KLWX 202005
SVRLWX
VAC043-061-107-202045-
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0060.260520T2005Z-260520T2045Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
405 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL LOUDOUN COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...
NORTH CENTRAL FAUQUIER COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 445 PM EDT.
* AT 405 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MIDDLEBURG,
OR 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEESBURG, 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...
LEESBURG, BROADLANDS, BRAMBLETON, ASHBURN, MIDDLEBURG, OATLANDS,
SAINT LOUIS, GLEEDSVILLE, ALDIE, UPPERVILLE, PHILOMONT, AND
HUGHESVILLE.
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 3900 7790 3906 7792 3913 7757 3898 7748
3895 7776 3894 7782
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 251DEG 19KT 3902 7781
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
BELAK
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