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WUUS51 KLWX 181920
SVRLWX
VAC013-059-600-610-181945-
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
320 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
THE CITY OF FAIRFAX IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
NORTHWESTERN ARLINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
THE CITY OF FALLS CHURCH IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
FAIRFAX COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 345 PM EDT.
* AT 320 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BURKE, OR
NEAR FAIRFAX, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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...
ARLINGTON, CENTREVILLE, RESTON, ANNANDALE, SPRINGFIELD, HERNDON,
FAIRFAX, VIENNA, FALLS CHURCH, LOWES ISLAND, MANTUA, PIMMIT HILLS,
AMERICAN LEGION BRIDGE, MCLEAN, POTOMAC, BURKE, OAKTON, CHANTILLY,
LINCOLNIA, AND TYSONS CORNER.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
MARYLAND.
LAT...LON 3902 7725 3900 7726 3898 7724 3898 7723
3897 7722 3897 7717 3896 7714 3890 7709
3874 7725 3883 7750 3906 7733
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 226DEG 32KT 3879 7734
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
BELAK
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