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WUUS51 KLWX 081733
SVRLWX
VAC165-171-WVC031-071-081815-
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
133 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN SHENANDOAH COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...
NORTHWESTERN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY IN WESTERN VIRGINIA...
EAST CENTRAL PENDLETON COUNTY IN EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHWESTERN HARDY COUNTY IN EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 215 PM EDT.
* AT 133 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR ROUGH RUN TO NEAR BRANDYWINE, MOVING EAST AT 25
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...
BROADWAY, TIMBERVILLE, MOUNT JACKSON, BRANDYWINE, BASYE-BRYCE
MOUNTAIN, MATHIAS, BASYE, TUNIS, ORKNEY SPRINGS, HARMONY,
YANKEETOWN, CHERRY GROVE, FULKS RUN, SINGERS GLEN, LINVILLE,
BERGTON, MILAM, OAK FLAT, FORESTVILLE, AND MOUNT CLIFTON.
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 THESE STORMS. 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.
LAT...LON 3887 7909 3891 7906 3888 7855 3851 7883
3864 7929
TIME...MOT...LOC 1733Z 280DEG 23KT 3885 7905 3866 7922
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
CJL
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