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WUUS51 KLWX 201827
SVRLWX
VAC043-061-107-201900-
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0430.260820T1827Z-260820T1900Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
227 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL LOUDOUN COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...
NORTH CENTRAL FAUQUIER COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 300 PM EDT.
* AT 227 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DELAPLANE, OR
14 MILES NORTHEAST OF FRONT ROYAL, MOVING EAST 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...
PURCELLVILLE, MIDDLEBURG, ROUND HILL, SAINT LOUIS, UPPERVILLE,
PHILOMONT, AND PARIS.
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 3897 7765 3896 7801 3898 7801 3899 7802
3905 7803 3914 7771
TIME...MOT...LOC 1827Z 260DEG 27KT 3900 7794
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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