Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 4:39PM EDT until August 8 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 8, 2026 - 1:39pm
Expires:
August 8, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
At 438 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Quantico to Stafford to near Fredericksburg, moving
east at 30 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, Falmouth,
Stones Corner, Leeland, Widewater, Roseville, Garrisonville,
Arkendale, Spring Valley, Brooke, Ramoth, Aquia, Storck, Holly
Corner, White Oak, Glendie, and Hartwood.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Culpeper, VA; Spotsylvania, VA; Stafford, VA; City of Fredericksburg, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov