506
WUUS51 KLWX 181958
SVRLWX
VAC059-107-153-182030-
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
358 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN LOUDOUN COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
NORTHERN FAIRFAX COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
NORTHWESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 430 PM EDT.
* AT 357 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER ARCOLA, OR
OVER BRAMBLETON, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 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...
RESTON, SOUTH RIDING, HERNDON, VIENNA, FALLS CHURCH, BROADLANDS,
LOWES ISLAND, BRAMBLETON, PIMMIT HILLS, AMERICAN LEGION BRIDGE,
MCLEAN, DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, POTOMAC, ASHBURN, OAKTON,
STERLING, CHANTILLY, TYSONS CORNER, WOLF TRAP, AND GREAT FALLS.
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 3906 7736 3903 7725 3900 7726 3898 7724
3897 7720 3897 7715 3895 7713 3892 7714
3889 7717 3890 7719 3888 7719 3890 7767
3894 7765 3907 7740
TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 263DEG 30KT 3895 7756
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
BELAK
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