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Severe Thunderstorm Warning (7/30/24)

 
Note: The Severe Thunderstorm Warning has expired for the DC region. The most recent warning issuance before the expiration is below.
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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect to 4:45 pm Tuesday, July 30, 2024 including the following Washington, DC region jurisdictions.

VIRGINIA: west central Loudoun, northeastern Warren, Clarke, north central Fauquier.

Excerpted from the National Weather Service:

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
West central Loudoun County in northern Virginia…
Northeastern Warren County in northwestern Virginia…
Clarke County in northwestern Virginia…
North central Fauquier County in northern Virginia…

* Until 445 PM EDT.

* At 414 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles south of Berryville, or 11 miles southeast of Millwood Pike, moving northeast at 15 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…
Berryville, Bluemont, Boyce, Howellsville, Gaylord, Briggs, Wickliffe, Blue Mountain, Millwood, Upperville, Bethel, Stringtown, and Paris.

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.

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