Virginia, West Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/21/2026 16:14

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 7:14PM EDT until July 21 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 21, 2026 - 4:14pm
Expires: 
July 21, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
SVRLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Shenandoah County in northwestern Virginia... Frederick County in northwestern Virginia... Northwestern Warren County in northwestern Virginia... Western Clarke County in northwestern Virginia... The City of Winchester in northwestern Virginia... East central Hardy County in eastern West Virginia... Southeastern Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia... * Until 800 PM EDT. * At 713 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 15 miles southwest of Greenwood to 9 miles north of Star Tannery to near Wardensville, moving east at 45 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... Winchester, Front Royal, Strasburg, Millwood Pike, Berryville, Stephens City, Wardensville, Star Tannery, Middletown, Boyce, Capon Bridge, Yellow Spring, High View, White Post, Riverton, Stephenson, Nineveh, Albin, Gore, and Clary.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Clarke, VA; Frederick, VA; Shenandoah, VA; Warren, VA; City of Winchester, VA; Hampshire, WV; Hardy, WV
Forcast Office: 
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC