455  
WWUS51 KLWX 220357  
SVSLWX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
1157 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
 
VAC125-220415-  
/O.CON.KLWX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-260722T0415Z/  
NELSON VA-  
1157 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM EDT FOR SOUTHERN  
NELSON COUNTY...  
 
AT 1157 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR LOWESVILLE, OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF CLIFFORD, MOVING  
EAST AT 45 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...  
SHIPMAN AROUND 1200 AM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
ROSELAND, ARRINGTON, LOVINGSTON, AND PINEY 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 3769 7899 3770 7900 3770 7901 3772 7906  
3778 7904 3774 7869 3772 7867 3773 7865  
3770 7866 3768 7864 3768 7866 3770 7868  
3770 7869 3768 7869 3767 7872 3764 7872  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0357Z 281DEG 40KT 3774 7897  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
DHOF  
 
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