Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 3:06PM EDT until August 8 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 8, 2026 - 12:06pm
Expires:
August 8, 2026 - 12:45pm
Description:
SVRLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Fauquier County in northern Virginia...
North central Culpeper County in northern Virginia...
* Until 345 PM EDT.
* At 306 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles north of
Culpeper, moving east at 10 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...
Jeffersonton, Turnbull, and Rixeyville.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Culpeper, VA; Fauquier, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov