Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 5:41PM EDT until July 4 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 4, 2026 - 2:41pm
Expires:
July 4, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description:
SVRLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Nelson County in central Virginia...
The City of Charlottesville in central Virginia...
Southwestern Orange County in central Virginia...
Southeastern Rockingham County in western Virginia...
Albemarle County in central Virginia...
Greene County in central Virginia...
Southeastern Augusta County in western Virginia...
The City of Waynesboro in western Virginia...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 541 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Shipman, or
11 miles northeast of Clifford, moving northeast at 35 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...
Charlottesville, Waynesboro, Orange, Stuarts Draft, Crozet,
Crimora, Sherando, Shipman, Stanardsville, Schuyler, Free Union,
Wintergreen, Afton, Campbell, Westmoreland, Hollymead,
Fishersville, Elkton, Lyndhurst, and Ruckersville.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Albemarle, VA; Augusta, VA; Greene, VA; Nelson, VA; Orange, VA; Rockingham, VA; City of Charlottesville, VA; City of Waynesboro, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender: