Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 5:00PM EDT until July 28 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 28, 2026 - 2:00pm
Expires:
July 28, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
SVRLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
East central Rappahannock County in northwestern Virginia...
Southern Fauquier County in northern Virginia...
North central Culpeper County in northern Virginia...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 500 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles west of
Warrenton, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 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...
Bealeton, Opal, Remington, Calverton, Midland, Viewtown, Lois,
Hackleys Crossroads, Amissville, Casanova, Jeffersonton, Orlean,
Turnbull, Morrisville, Somerville, Goldvein, and Bristersburg.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for northern
Virginia.
Area Description:
Culpeper, VA; Fauquier, VA; Rappahannock, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov