363  
WFUS51 KLWX 220033  
TORLWX  
VAC079-165-220100-  
/O.NEW.KLWX.TO.W.0026.260722T0033Z-260722T0100Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
833 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHEASTERN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY IN WESTERN VIRGINIA...  
CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
 
* UNTIL 900 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 833 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR MASSANUTTEN, OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF  
HARRISONBURG, MOVING EAST AT 50 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
STANARDSVILLE AROUND 840 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
MCMULLEN, AMICUS, LYDIA, ROCKY BAR, HANEYTOWN, AND SWIFT RUN.  
 
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.  
 
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT  
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3835 7872 3840 7867 3839 7842 3837 7843  
3834 7840 3833 7840 3833 7839 3824 7847  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 283DEG 42KT 3836 7866  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
CJL  
 
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