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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Status

New Event Expired

Start Time

Fri 06/12/2026 06:48 PM EDT

End Time

Fri 06/12/2026 07:30 PM EDT

Significance

Warning

Storm Location

1 mi ESE of Syria, VA

Storm Motion

Moving ESE at 38 mph

Impacts

High impact

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

Locations Affected

Banco, VA ∙ Burr Hill, VA ∙ Oakpark, VA ∙ Syria, VA ∙ Stevensburg, VA ∙ Brightwood, VA ∙ Culpeper, VA ∙ Haywood, VA ∙ Mitchells, VA ∙ Etlan, VA

Full 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... Central Madison County in northwestern Virginia... Northeastern Orange County in central Virginia... Southern Culpeper County in northern Virginia... * Until 730 PM EDT. * At 648 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of Big Meadows, or 7 miles northwest of Madison, moving east at 40 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... Culpeper, Brightwood, Raccoon Ford, Criglersville, Stevensburg, Etlan, Oakpark, Everona, Haywood, Burr Hill, Syria, Winston, Lignum, Banco, Mitchells, Reva, Fordsville, Aylor, and Leon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3844 7841 3858 7832 3856 7826 3853 7823 3854 7822 3852 7819 3853 7818 3852 7817 3853 7816 3842 7775 3826 7784 TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 288DEG 33KT 3848 7832 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH