Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/05/2026 18:41

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 9:41PM EDT until July 5 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 5, 2026 - 6:41pm
Expires: 
July 5, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
At 940 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Front Royal to 6 miles north of Sperryville, 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... Front Royal, Hume, Linden, Chester Gap, Huntly, Arco, Howellsville, Compton, Seven Fountains, Riverton, Karo, Glen Echo, Bentonville, Blue Mountain, Markham, Browntown, Paris, Riverside, and Rileyville.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Clarke, VA; Fauquier, VA; Page, VA; Rappahannock, VA; Shenandoah, VA; Warren, VA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC