414  
WUUS51 KLWX 162234  
SVRLWX  
VAC003-540-162315-  
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0423.260816T2234Z-260816T2315Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
634 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
CENTRAL ALBEMARLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
 
* UNTIL 715 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 634 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR FREE UNION TO CROZET, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30  
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...  
CHARLOTTESVILLE, CAMPBELL, WESTMORELAND, HOLLYMEAD, IVY, COBHAM,  
CISMONT, NORTH GARDEN, NEWCOMB HALL, BATESVILLE, BOYD TAVERN,  
MONTICELLO, WOODRIDGE, KESWICK, STONY POINT, FLORDON, CARRSBROOK,  
SHADWELL, BARRACKS, AND OVERTON.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3797 7878 3818 7837 3813 7821 3807 7825  
3788 7841 3783 7848  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 293DEG 25KT 3819 7849 3805 7869  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
CJL  
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