658  
WUUS51 KLWX 072136  
SVRLWX  
VAC165-WVC071-072230-  
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0356.260807T2136Z-260807T2230Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
536 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
NORTHWESTERN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY IN WESTERN VIRGINIA...  
EAST CENTRAL PENDLETON COUNTY IN EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...  
 
* UNTIL 630 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 536 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER BRANDYWINE,  
OR NEAR FRANKLIN, MOVING EAST AT 10 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...  
FRANKLIN, BRANDYWINE, BERGTON, RUDDLE, OAK FLAT, DEER RUN, AND  
CRIDERS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3877 7937 3878 7908 3876 7906 3878 7905  
3878 7890 3854 7903 3860 7943  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 265DEG 9KT 3865 7923  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
DHOF  
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