Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 3:10PM EDT until July 4 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 4, 2026 - 12:10pm
Expires:
July 4, 2026 - 12:45pm
Description:
SVRLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Rockingham County in western Virginia...
North central Albemarle County in central Virginia...
Southwestern Greene County in central Virginia...
* Until 345 PM EDT.
* At 310 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Grottoes, or
13 miles southeast of Harrisonburg, moving northeast at 15 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...
Grottoes, Shenandoah, Massanutten, Stanardsville, Elkton, Mcmullen,
Rocky Bar, Port Republic, Boonesville, Lydia, Haneytown, Mission
Home, Swift Run, Mcgaheysville, Saint George, Shady Grove, and
Montevideo.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Albemarle, VA; Greene, VA; Rockingham, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender: