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WUUS51 KLWX 181728
SVRLWX
VAC047-079-113-137-181815-
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0259.260718T1728Z-260718T1815Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
128 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...
NORTHWESTERN ORANGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
EASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
SOUTHWESTERN CULPEPER COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 215 PM EDT.
* AT 128 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MADISON,
MOVING NORTHEAST 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...
CULPEPER, MADISON, BRIGHTWOOD, RACCOON FORD, RAPIDAN, OAKPARK,
PRATTS, ROCHELLE, ARODA, WINSTON, MITCHELLS, SHELBY, FORDSVILLE,
TWYMANS MILL, LEON, AND LOCUST DALE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WIND, 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.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3827 7829 3832 7834 3853 7805 3834 7788
TIME...MOT...LOC 1728Z 243DEG 22KT 3832 7823
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
BELAK
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