Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 5:02PM EDT until July 28 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 28, 2026 - 2:02pm
Expires:
July 28, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
SVRLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Madison County in northwestern Virginia...
Central Page County in northwestern Virginia...
Southwestern Rappahannock County in northwestern Virginia...
Culpeper County in northern Virginia...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 501 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Luray, or 14
miles south of Woodstock, moving southeast at 40 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...
Culpeper, Madison, Luray, Stanley, Sperryville, Big Meadows,
Brightwood, Castleton, Alma, Elkwood, Catalpa, Stevensburg,
Leaksville, Ida, Brandy Station, Hamburg, Oakpark, Haywood, Syria,
and Fairview.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Culpeper, VA; Madison, VA; Page, VA; Rappahannock, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov