215  
WWUS51 KLWX 142134  
SVSLWX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
534 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026  
 
VAC003-540-142145-  
/O.CON.KLWX.SV.W.0409.000000T0000Z-260814T2145Z/  
CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE VA-ALBEMARLE VA-  
534 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT  
FOR CENTRAL ALBEMARLE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE...  
 
AT 534 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR  
CHARLOTTESVILLE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES. HAIL IS LARGE  
ENOUGH TO DENT AND DAMAGE VEHICLES. SOME HAIL DAMAGE TO  
ROOFS, SIDING, AND WINDOWS IS POSSIBLE.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
CHARLOTTESVILLE, FREE UNION, WESTMORELAND, HOLLYMEAD, NEWCOMB HALL,  
MONTICELLO, STONY POINT, FLORDON, CARRSBROOK, EARLYSVILLE, SHADWELL,  
BARRACKS, OVERTON, AND SCOTT STADIUM.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY  
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE  
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
THIS STORM IS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY  
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3815 7855 3818 7850 3810 7828 3792 7851  
3806 7858  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 316DEG 23KT 3808 7846  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH  
 
 
 
KJP  
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