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WUUS51 KLWX 172047
SVRLWX
VAC003-540-172130-
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0428.260817T2047Z-260817T2130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
447 PM EDT MON AUG 17 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 530 PM EDT.
* AT 447 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CROZET, OR
NEAR CHARLOTTESVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 20 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, CROZET, FREE UNION, CAMPBELL, WESTMORELAND,
HOLLYMEAD, IVY, COBHAM, CISMONT, NEWCOMB HALL, BOYD TAVERN,
MONTICELLO, KESWICK, STONY POINT, FLORDON, CARRSBROOK, SHADWELL,
BARRACKS, OVERTON, AND SCOTT STADIUM.
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 THIS STORM. 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.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3804 7872 3816 7866 3814 7823 3813 7821
3807 7825 3791 7839
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 283DEG 19KT 3806 7859
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
EST
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