296  
WWUS51 KLWX 142217  
SVSLWX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
617 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026  
 
VAC003-540-142230-  
/O.CON.KLWX.SV.W.0413.000000T0000Z-260814T2230Z/  
CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE VA-ALBEMARLE VA-  
617 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT  
FOR CENTRAL ALBEMARLE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE...  
 
AT 617 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR  
CHARLOTTESVILLE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
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...  
CHARLOTTESVILLE, SCOTT STADIUM, FLORDON, NEWCOMB HALL, BARRACKS, AND  
MONTICELLO.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3802 7862 3807 7856 3804 7843 3791 7853  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 323DEG 25KT 3799 7854  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
KLW  
 
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