Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 4:27PM EDT until August 6 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 6, 2026 - 1:27pm
Expires:
August 6, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
SVRLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Rappahannock County in northwestern Virginia...
Northwestern Fauquier County in northern Virginia...
* Until 500 PM EDT.
* At 426 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hume, or 11
miles southeast of Front Royal, moving northeast at 15 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...
Hume, Flint Hill, Hackleys Crossroads, Ashville, Cresthill, Orlean,
Ada, and Huntly.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Fauquier, VA; Rappahannock, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov