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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Status

New Event Expired

Start Time

Thu 06/19/2025 01:35 PM EDT

End Time

Thu 06/19/2025 02:15 PM EDT

Significance

Warning

Storm Location

3 mi S of Rio, WV

Storm Motion

Moving ENE at 46 mph

Impacts

High impact

Hail threatradar indicated
Max hail size<.75 in
Wind threatradar indicated
Max wind gust60 mph

Locations Affected

Wardensville, WV ∙ Winchester Regional Airport, VA ∙ Capon Bridge, WV ∙ Lake Holiday, VA ∙ Delray, WV ∙ Winchester, VA ∙ Gore, VA ∙ Rio, WV ∙ Shawneeland, VA ∙ Capon Springs, WV

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 135 PM EDT Thu Jun 19 2025 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North central Shenandoah County in northwestern Virginia... Frederick County in northwestern Virginia... The City of Winchester in northwestern Virginia... Northeastern Hardy County in eastern West Virginia... Southwestern Berkeley County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... Southeastern Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia... * Until 215 PM EDT. * At 134 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wardensville, or 16 miles east of Moorefield, moving northeast at 45 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, Wardensville, Star Tannery, Capon Bridge, Yellow Spring, High View, Cedar Grove, Stephenson, Delray, Cross Junction, Baker, Gore, Albin, Capon Springs, Mccauley, Gravel Springs, Greenwood, Gainesboro, and High View Manor. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 this storm. 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3939 7823 3921 7807 3919 7807 3919 7808 3918 7807 3915 7809 3897 7874 3911 7881 3941 7826 TIME...MOT...LOC 1734Z 243DEG 40KT 3910 7865 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH