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WUUS51 KLWX 181812
SVRLWX
MDC021-043-VAC043-107-WVC037-181845-
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0262.260718T1812Z-260718T1845Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
212 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...
SOUTHWESTERN FREDERICK COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...
NORTHWESTERN LOUDOUN COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
EAST CENTRAL CLARKE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...
SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 245 PM EDT.
* AT 212 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CHARLES TOWN,
MOVING EAST AT 30 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...
CHARLES TOWN, PURCELLVILLE, BRUNSWICK, RANSON, BERRYVILLE, HARPERS
FERRY, CORPORATION OF RANSON, LOVETTSVILLE, BOLIVAR, ROSEMONT,
BROWNSVILLE, HILLSBORO, WATERFORD, NEERSVILLE, HALLTOWN, KNOXVILLE,
WICKLIFFE, PLEASANTVILLE, MILLVILLE, AND TAYLORSTOWN.
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 3912 7797 3915 7798 3919 7784 3932 7786
3939 7764 3917 7753
TIME...MOT...LOC 1812Z 254DEG 26KT 3920 7788
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
BELAK
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