Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/04/2026 13:52

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 4:52PM EDT until July 4 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 4, 2026 - 1:52pm
Expires: 
July 4, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description: 
SVRLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Stafford County in northern Virginia... King George County in central Virginia... Orange County in central Virginia... The City of Fredericksburg in central Virginia... Southeastern Fauquier County in northern Virginia... Southeastern Culpeper County in northern Virginia... Spotsylvania County in central Virginia... * Until 545 PM EDT. * At 452 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles south of Orange to near Fort Walker, moving northeast at 25 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... Fredericksburg, Orange, King George, Dahlgren, Fairview Beach, Potomac Creek, Massaponax, Spotsylvania, Falmouth, Gordonsville, Passapatanzy, Verdiersville, Locust Grove, Snell, Thornhill, Partlow, Thornburg, Dunavant, White Oak, and Sealston.
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: 
Culpeper, VA; Fauquier, VA; King George, VA; Orange, VA; Spotsylvania, VA; Stafford, VA; City of Fredericksburg, VA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC