Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 3:22PM EDT until August 8 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 8, 2026 - 12:22pm
Expires:
August 8, 2026 - 1:30pm
Description:
SVRLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Fauquier County in northern Virginia...
Central Culpeper County in northern Virginia...
* Until 430 PM EDT.
* At 322 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest
of Culpeper, moving east at 25 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, Bealeton, Opal, Remington, Calverton, Midland, Elkwood,
Catalpa, Brandy Station, Lois, Cardova, Reva, Rixeyville,
Morrisville, Alanthus, Somerville, Goldvein, Sumerduck, and
Bristersburg.
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