Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 09/02/2026 11:54

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 2 at 2:54PM EDT until September 2 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
September 2, 2026 - 11:54am
Expires: 
September 2, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description: 
SVRLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Rappahannock County in northwestern Virginia... West central Fauquier County in northern Virginia... North central Culpeper County in northern Virginia... * Until 330 PM EDT. * At 254 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles southwest of Hume to near Warrenton, moving southeast at 20 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... Opal, Flint Hill, Turnbull, Rock Mills, Viewtown, Hackleys Crossroads, Amissville, Jeffersonton, Cresthill, and Orlean.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Culpeper, VA; Fauquier, VA; Rappahannock, VA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov