Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 27 at 3:52PM EDT until September 27 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 12:52pm
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 1:15pm
Description:
SVRLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Rockingham County in western Virginia...
Northwestern Albemarle County in central Virginia...
East central Augusta County in western Virginia...
* Until 415 PM EDT.
* At 351 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Crozet, or 12
miles northwest of Charlottesville, moving north at 40 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...
Crozet, Grottoes, Port Republic, and White Hall.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Albemarle, VA; Augusta, VA; Rockingham, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC