Virginia Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/19/2026 14:28

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 19 at 5:28PM EDT until May 19 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 19, 2026 - 2:28pm
Expires: 
May 19, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description: 
SVRLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East central Madison County in northwestern Virginia... West central Culpeper County in northern Virginia... * Until 615 PM EDT. * At 528 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast of Madison, 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... Culpeper, Reva, Catalpa, Cardova, and Boston.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Culpeper, VA; Madison, VA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC