Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 2 at 6:49PM EDT until September 2 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 2, 2026 - 3:49pm
Expires:
September 2, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description:
SVRLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
South central Rockingham County in western Virginia...
Northeastern Augusta County in western Virginia...
* Until 715 PM EDT.
* At 649 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bridgewater,
or 10 miles southwest of Harrisonburg, moving east at 20 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...
Grottoes, Weyers Cave, Mount Sidney, Mount Crawford, and Staunton
Airport.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Augusta, VA; Rockingham, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov