Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 1:33PM EDT until August 8 at 2:15PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 8, 2026 - 10:33am
Expires:
August 8, 2026 - 11:15am
Description:
SVRLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Shenandoah County in northwestern Virginia...
Northwestern Rockingham County in western Virginia...
East central Pendleton County in eastern West Virginia...
Southwestern Hardy County in eastern West Virginia...
* Until 215 PM EDT.
* At 133 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Rough Run to near Brandywine, moving east at 25
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...
Broadway, Timberville, Mount Jackson, Brandywine, Basye-Bryce
Mountain, Mathias, Basye, Tunis, Orkney Springs, Harmony,
Yankeetown, Cherry Grove, Fulks Run, Singers Glen, Linville,
Bergton, Milam, Oak Flat, Forestville, and Mount Clifton.
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:
Rockingham, VA; Shenandoah, VA; Hardy, WV; Pendleton, WV
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov