Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 3:42PM EDT until August 10 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 10, 2026 - 12:42pm
Expires:
August 10, 2026 - 1:30pm
Description:
SVRLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Shenandoah County in northwestern Virginia...
Rockingham County in western Virginia...
The City of Staunton in western Virginia...
Augusta County in western Virginia...
The City of Waynesboro in western Virginia...
The City of Harrisonburg in western Virginia...
* Until 430 PM EDT.
* At 342 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Broadway to 7 miles northeast of Bells Valley,
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...
Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro, Stuarts Draft, Bridgewater,
Broadway, Grottoes, Timberville, Shenandoah, Massanutten, Crimora,
Mount Jackson, Sherando, Dale Enterprise, Fishersville, Verona,
Elkton, Weyers Cave, New Market, and Dayton.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning
is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Area Description:
Augusta, VA; Rockingham, VA; Shenandoah, VA; City of Harrisonburg, VA; City of Staunton, VA; City of Waynesboro, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov