Headline

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 12 at 6:13PM EDT until June 12 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Description

SVRLWX

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Madison County in northwestern Virginia...
Orange County in central Virginia...
Southeastern Rockingham County in western Virginia...
Northeastern Albemarle County in central Virginia...
Greene County in central Virginia...
Southwestern Culpeper County in northern Virginia...

* Until 700 PM EDT.

* At 613 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Stanardsville to 8 miles south of Culpeper,
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...
Orange, Madison, Stanardsville, Campbell, Hollymead, Gordonsville,
Ruckersville, Brightwood, Eheart, Oakpark, Barboursville, Stony
Point, Verdiersville, Montpelier Station, Locust Grove, Thornhill,
Madison Mills, Montford, Mitchells, and Old Somerset.

Instructions

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 these storms. 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 these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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