Severe Thunderstorm Warning (9/1/24)

 
Note: The Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been canceled for the DC region. The most recent warning issuance before the cancellation is below.
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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect to 7:15 pm Sunday, September 1, 2024 including the following Washington, DC region jurisdictions.

VIRGINIA: southeastern Spotsylvania.

Excerpted from the National Weather Service:

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southeastern Spotsylvania County in central Virginia…

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 646 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Spotsylvania to 6 miles northwest of Ladysmith to near Bumpass, moving east at 20 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…
Post Oak, Thornburg, Partlow, and Snell.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.