Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 5:41PM EDT until July 28 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 28, 2026 - 2:41pm
Expires:
July 28, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
SVRLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Stafford County in northern Virginia...
Northeastern Orange County in central Virginia...
The City of Fredericksburg in central Virginia...
Southeastern Fauquier County in northern Virginia...
Southeastern Culpeper County in northern Virginia...
Northeastern Spotsylvania County in central Virginia...
* Until 645 PM EDT.
* At 541 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles southeast of Bealeton to 17 miles south of
Warrenton to 6 miles southeast of Culpeper, moving southeast at 35
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...
Stafford, Fredericksburg, Potomac Creek, Aquia Creek, Massaponax,
Spotsylvania, Falmouth, Stones Corner, Roseville, Garrisonville,
Locust Grove, Flat Run, Ramoth, Heflin, Thornburg, Dunavant, White
Oak, Lake Of The Woods, Morrisville, and Ruby.
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 central and
northern Virginia.
Area Description:
Culpeper, VA; Fauquier, VA; Orange, VA; Spotsylvania, VA; Stafford, VA; City of Fredericksburg, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov