800  
WUUS51 KLWX 181209  
SVRLWX  
VAC015-091-165-WVC071-181245-  
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0154.260618T1209Z-260618T1245Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
809 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
NORTHWESTERN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY IN WESTERN VIRGINIA...  
NORTHWESTERN AUGUSTA COUNTY IN WESTERN VIRGINIA...  
HIGHLAND COUNTY IN WESTERN VIRGINIA...  
PENDLETON COUNTY IN EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...  
 
* UNTIL 845 AM EDT.  
 
* AT 809 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES WEST OF UPPER TRACT TO 9 MILES EAST OF  
RICHWOOD, MOVING EAST AT 65 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...  
FRANKLIN, MONTEREY, BRANDYWINE, UPPER TRACT, DOE HILL, HEAD WATERS,  
RIVERTON, DEER RUN, LIBERTY, CIRCLEVILLE, RUDDLE, WILLIAMSVILLE,  
OAK FLAT, VANDERPOOL, SIRONS MILL, HIGHTOWN, CLOVER CREEK, CHERRY  
GROVE, MILL GAP, AND NEW HAMPDEN.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3836 7976 3836 7973 3838 7973 3843 7969  
3849 7970 3851 7966 3857 7966 3862 7962  
3864 7963 3866 7963 3867 7959 3869 7960  
3878 7951 3880 7951 3884 7954 3886 7952  
3871 7906 3817 7947 3826 7979 3831 7981  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1209Z 269DEG 58KT 3882 7957 3826 8037  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
GEIGER  
 
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