Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Status
New Event ExpiredStart Time
Fri 06/12/2026 06:48 PM EDTEnd Time
Fri 06/12/2026 07:30 PM EDTSignificance
WarningStorm Location
South Riding, VAStorm Motion
Moving ESE at 29 mphImpacts
High impact
| Thunderstorm damage threat | considerable |
| Hail threat | radar indicated |
| Max hail size | <.75 in |
| Wind threat | radar indicated |
| Max wind gust | 70 mph |
Locations Affected
Idylwood, VA ∙ Centreville, VA ∙ Franklin Farm, VA ∙ Fairfax, VA ∙ Wakefield, VA ∙ Washington Dulles Intl Airport, VA ∙ Pender, VA ∙ Tysons Corner, VA ∙ South Run, VA ∙ Dunn Loring, VAFull Alert Message
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 648 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Loudoun County in northern Virginia... The City of Fairfax in northern Virginia... Northwestern Arlington County in northern Virginia... The western City of Falls Church in northern Virginia... Central Fairfax County in northern Virginia... The northeastern City of Manassas Park in northern Virginia... North central Prince William County in northern Virginia... * Until 730 PM EDT. * At 647 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over South Riding, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...70 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... Centreville, Reston, Annandale, South Riding, Herndon, Fairfax, Vienna, Falls Church, Broadlands, Brambleton, Mantua, Pimmit Hills, Dulles International Airport, Mclean, Ashburn, Burke, Oakton, Sterling, Chantilly, and Tysons Corner. 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 3882 7758 3897 7744 3899 7751 3903 7750 3893 7715 3872 7727 TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 293DEG 25KT 3891 7752 THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH