Severe Thunderstorm Watch (4/14/25, 4/15/25)

Note: The Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been canceled for the DC region. The most recent watch issuance before the cancellation is below.
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A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect Monday, April 14 to 1 am Tuesday, April 15, 2025 including the following jurisdictions.

VIRGINIA: Albemarle, Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, Greene, King George, Nelson, Albemarle, Spotsylvania, Manassas, Manassas Park, Culpeper, Fauquier, Prince William, Stafford, Madison, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Warren, Augusta, Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro, Highland, Rockingham, Caroline.
WEST VIRGINIA: Grant, Hardy, Pendleton.

Excerpted from the National Weather Service:

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northern and Central Virginia
Eastern West Virginia

Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 650 PM until 100 AM EDT.

Primary threats include…
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY…Supercells will continue to move eastward this evening while posing a threat for large to very large hail up to 1-2 inches in diameter. Scattered damaging winds with peak gusts of 60-70 mph will also be likely with any clusters that can form while also spreading quickly eastward.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles northwest of Staunton VA to 35 miles north of Richmond VA. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

REMEMBER…A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes.