Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 4 at 5:25PM EDT until September 4 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 4, 2026 - 2:25pm
Expires:
September 4, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
SVRLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Nelson County in central Virginia...
South central Augusta County in western Virginia...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 525 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Stuarts
Draft, or 12 miles south of Staunton, moving southeast at 30 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...
Stuarts Draft, Sherando, Wintergreen, Nellysford, Greenville,
Middlebrook, and Spottswood.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Augusta, VA; Nelson, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov