Virginia, West Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 08/08/2026 11:16

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 2:16PM EDT until August 8 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
August 8, 2026 - 11:16am
Expires: 
August 8, 2026 - 12:15pm
Description: 
SVRLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Frederick County in northwestern Virginia... The City of Winchester in northwestern Virginia... East central Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia... * Until 315 PM EDT. * At 216 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles north of Star Tannery, or 14 miles northwest of Winchester, moving east 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... Winchester, Millwood Pike, Capon Bridge, Brucetown, High View, Greenwood, High View Manor, Gainesboro, Cedar Grove, Clear Brook, Stephenson, Wadesville, Cross Junction, Cedar Hill, Rock Enon Springs, Albin, Gore, Timber Ridge, Lehew, and Whitacre.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Frederick, VA; City of Winchester, VA; Hampshire, WV
Forcast Office: 
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov