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WWUS51 KLWX 052153
SVSLWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
553 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
VAC047-137-177-052230-
/O.CON.KLWX.SV.W.0222.000000T0000Z-260705T2230Z/
ORANGE VA-CULPEPER VA-SPOTSYLVANIA VA-
553 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN ORANGE...SOUTHEASTERN CULPEPER AND CENTRAL
SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTIES...
AT 553 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF
SPOTSYLVANIA, OR 9 MILES WEST OF FREDERICKSBURG, MOVING NORTHEAST AT
25 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...
SPOTSYLVANIA, MINE RUN, PARKER, LOCUST GROVE, SNELL, FLAT RUN, ALSOP,
GOLD DALE, CHANCELLORSVILLE, LOGAN, POST OAK, DUNAVANT, LAKE OF THE
WOODS, RICHARDSVILLE, COOKSTOWN, AND BROKENBURG.
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 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 3820 7788 3844 7780 3843 7774 3841 7774
3842 7772 3840 7764 3835 7760 3834 7761
3833 7760 3835 7759 3832 7756 3809 7755
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 209DEG 20KT 3830 7766
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
MANNING
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