Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 8:03PM EDT until July 21 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 21, 2026 - 5:03pm
Expires:
July 21, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
SVRLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Rockingham County in western Virginia...
The City of Harrisonburg in western Virginia...
* Until 830 PM EDT.
* At 803 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Dale
Enterprise, or 7 miles west of Harrisonburg, moving southeast at 65
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...
Harrisonburg, Bridgewater, Grottoes, Massanutten, Dale Enterprise,
Elkton, Weyers Cave, Dayton, Mount Crawford, Rocky Bar, Penn Laird,
Port Republic, Pleasant Valley, Rawley Springs, Montezuma, Swift
Run, Clover Hill, Keezletown, Mcgaheysville, and Hinton.
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:
Rockingham, VA; City of Harrisonburg, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender: