Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 5:30PM EDT until July 4 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 4, 2026 - 2:30pm
Expires:
July 4, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
SVRLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Charles County in southern Maryland...
Stafford County in northern Virginia...
Northwestern King George County in central Virginia...
Southeastern Prince William County in northern Virginia...
* Until 630 PM EDT.
* At 530 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Potomac Creek to near Spotsylvania, moving
northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...70 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...
Stafford, Waldorf, La Plata, Quantico, Fairview Beach, Potomac
Creek, Nanjemoy Creek, Aquia Creek, Port Tobacco River, Montclair,
Triangle, Dumfries, Saint Charles, Cherry Hill, Independent Hill,
Bryans Road, Potomac Heights, Pomfret, Port Tobacco Village, and
Roseville.
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 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.
Area Description:
Charles, MD; King George, VA; Prince William, VA; Stafford, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender: