568  
WWUS51 KLWX 202036  
SVSLWX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
436 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
VAC061-107-153-202045-  
/O.CON.KLWX.SV.W.0061.000000T0000Z-260520T2045Z/  
LOUDOUN VA-FAUQUIER VA-PRINCE WILLIAM VA-  
436 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT  
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LOUDOUN...NORTH CENTRAL FAUQUIER AND NORTHWESTERN  
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTIES...  
 
AT 436 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR THE PLAINS, OR  
9 MILES WEST OF SOUTH RIDING, 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,  
GAINESVILLE, CATHARPIN, HALFWAY, WOOLSEY, AND BROAD RUN.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3882 7779 3895 7778 3898 7748 3887 7752  
3885 7754 3884 7753 3877 7755  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 273DEG 21KT 3888 7770  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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