051  
WWUS51 KLWX 042148  
SVSLWX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
548 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
VAC091-042157-  
/O.CAN.KLWX.SV.W.0196.000000T0000Z-260704T2230Z/  
HIGHLAND VA-  
548 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL HIGHLAND COUNTY  
IS CANCELLED...  
 
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED  
AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR  
WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3880 7916 3863 7847 3822 7882 3845 7920  
3850 7936  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 221DEG 29KT 3849 7919 3840 7876  
 

 
 
VAC015-139-165-171-660-WVC031-071-042230-  
/O.CON.KLWX.SV.W.0196.000000T0000Z-260704T2230Z/  
SHENANDOAH VA-ROCKINGHAM VA-PAGE VA-AUGUSTA VA-  
CITY OF HARRISONBURG VA-PENDLETON WV-HARDY WV-  
548 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN SHENANDOAH...ROCKINGHAM...SOUTHWESTERN PAGE...  
NORTHEASTERN AUGUSTA...SOUTHEASTERN PENDLETON AND SOUTHWESTERN HARDY  
COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF HARRISONBURG...  
 
AT 547 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTH OF BRANDYWINE TO NEAR MASSANUTTEN,  
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
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...  
HARRISONBURG, BRIDGEWATER, BROADWAY, GROTTOES, TIMBERVILLE,  
SHENANDOAH, MASSANUTTEN, STANLEY, BRANDYWINE, DALE ENTERPRISE, WEYERS  
CAVE, NEW MARKET, DAYTON, MOUNT CRAWFORD, ALMA, NEWPORT, TUNIS,  
HONEYVILLE, PENN LAIRD, AND INGHAM.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.  
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.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3880 7916 3863 7847 3822 7882 3845 7920  
3850 7936  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 221DEG 29KT 3849 7919 3840 7876  
 
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH  
 

 
 
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