Virginia Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 06/12/2026 13:11

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 12 at 4:11PM EDT until June 12 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 12, 2026 - 1:11pm
Expires: 
June 12, 2026 - 1:45pm
Description: 
SVRLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Madison County in northwestern Virginia... Southwestern Culpeper County in northern Virginia... * Until 445 PM EDT. * At 410 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near 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... Madison, Brightwood, Rapidan, Oakpark, Haywood, Pratts, Aroda, Banco, Madison Mills, Mitchells, Shelby, Fordsville, Twymans Mill, Leon, Wolftown, and Locust Dale.
Instruction: 
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.
Area Description: 
Culpeper, VA; Madison, VA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC