Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 5:38PM EDT until July 5 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 5, 2026 - 2:38pm
Expires:
July 5, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
SVRLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Orange County in central Virginia...
Southeastern Culpeper County in northern Virginia...
Central Spotsylvania County in central Virginia...
* Until 630 PM EDT.
* At 537 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Spotsylvania,
or 13 miles southwest of Fredericksburg, moving northeast at 25
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...
Spotsylvania, Mine Run, Parker, Locust Grove, Snell, Flat Run,
Alsop, Gold Dale, Chancellorsville, Logan, Post Oak, Dunavant, Lake
Of The Woods, Richardsville, Cookstown, and Brokenburg.
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.
Area Description:
Culpeper, VA; Orange, VA; Spotsylvania, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender: