Headline

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 22 at 8:07PM EDT until August 22 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Description

SVRLWX

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

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

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 807 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast
of Stanardsville, or 10 miles south of Madison, moving east at 15
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, Gordonsville, Ruckersville, Quinque, Eheart, Barboursville,
Rapidan, Montpelier Station, Madison Run, Rochelle, Newtown,
Madison Mills, Montford, Old Somerset, Dawsonville, Twymans Mill,
Somerset, and Burtonville.

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 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.

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