Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Lake Wilderness, VA ∙ Richardsville, VA ∙ Five Mile Fork, VA ∙ Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park, VA ∙ Hartwood, VA ∙ Wilderness, VA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 616 PM EDT Thu Aug 29 2024 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Stafford County in northern Virginia... Northeastern Orange County in central Virginia... The western City of Fredericksburg in central Virginia... South central Fauquier County in northern Virginia... Southeastern Culpeper County in northern Virginia... North central Spotsylvania County in central Virginia... * Until 700 PM EDT. * At 616 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Spotsylvania, or 8 miles west of Fredericksburg, moving north at 10 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... Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Chancellorsville, Storck, Holly Corner, Dunavant, Lake Of The Woods, Richardsville, Glendie, Hartwood, Cookstown, and Alsop. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Sterling Virginia. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3820 7755 3821 7773 3844 7778 3844 7749 TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 182DEG 8KT 3828 7765 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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