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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
732 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL SHENANDOAH COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...
CENTRAL HARDY COUNTY IN EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 800 PM EDT.
* AT 732 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MATHIAS, OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOOREFIELD,
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FOR THOSE IN THE DIRECT PATH OF A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN,
FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND WINDOWS MAY OCCUR.
MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
WEST CENTRAL SHENANDOAH AND CENTRAL HARDY COUNTIES, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... PERRY, LOST CITY, AND LOST RIVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 3894 7892 3902 7889 3903 7857 3888 7868
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 278DEG 26KT 3897 7886
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
CJL
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