Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 5:48PM EDT until July 4 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 4, 2026 - 2:48pm
Expires:
July 4, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
At 547 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 9 miles south of Brandywine to near Massanutten,
moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...70 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...
Harrisonburg, Bridgewater, Broadway, Grottoes, Timberville,
Shenandoah, Massanutten, Stanley, Brandywine, Dale Enterprise, Weyers
Cave, New Market, Dayton, Mount Crawford, Alma, Newport, Tunis,
Honeyville, Penn Laird, and Ingham.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is 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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Augusta, VA; Page, VA; Rockingham, VA; Shenandoah, VA; City of Harrisonburg, VA; Hardy, WV; Pendleton, WV
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender: