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WUUS51 KLWX 202012
SVRLWX
VAC061-107-153-202045-
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0061.260520T2012Z-260520T2045Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
412 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL LOUDOUN COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
NORTHERN FAUQUIER COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
NORTHWESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 445 PM EDT.
* AT 411 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR THE PLAINS,
OR 11 MILES NORTH OF WARRENTON, MOVING EAST AT 25 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...
SOUTH RIDING, BRAMBLETON, LINTON HALL, HAYMARKET, ARCOLA, THE
PLAINS, HUME, DELAPLANE, GAINESVILLE, NEW BALTIMORE, MARSHALL,
NOKESVILLE, CATHARPIN, WOOLSEY, BROKEN HILL, RECTORTOWN, GREENWICH,
HALFWAY, MEADOWVILLE, AND AIRLIE.
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 3895 7782 3898 7748 3887 7752 3885 7754
3884 7753 3867 7758 3882 7803 3900 7790
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 278DEG 22KT 3888 7784
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
BELAK
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