Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 6:22PM EDT until July 21 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 21, 2026 - 3:22pm
Expires:
July 21, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description:
SVRLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
West central Montgomery County in central Maryland...
Northeastern Loudoun County in northern Virginia...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 622 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Purcellville,
or near Leesburg, 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...
Leesburg, Lansdowne, Poolesville, Countryside, Purcellville,
Belmont, Hamilton, Barnesville, Paeonian Springs, Waterford,
Lucketts, Dickerson, and Beallsville.
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:
Montgomery, MD; Loudoun, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender: