Severe Thunderstorm Warning
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
St. Marys County in southern Maryland…
Southern Calvert County in southern Maryland…
Charles County in southern Maryland…
Stafford County in northern Virginia…
King George County in central Virginia…
Eastern Orange County in central Virginia…
The City of Fredericksburg in central Virginia…
Northeastern Albemarle County in central Virginia…
Southern Fauquier County in northern Virginia…
Southeastern Culpeper County in northern Virginia…
Southeastern Prince William County in northern Virginia…
Spotsylvania County in central Virginia…
* Until 500 PM EDT.
* At 354 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Montclair to near Orange, moving east at 45
mph.
HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
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…
Stafford, Waldorf, Fredericksburg, Chesapeake Ranch Estates, La
Plata, King George, Leonardtown, Dahlgren, Quantico, Fairview
Beach, Popes Creek, Hallowing Point, Aquia Creek, Saint Leonard
Creek, Potomac Creek, Sheridan Point, Saint Clements Bay, Greenwell
State Park, Cuckold Creek and Calvert Cliffs.
TORNADO…POSSIBLE
HAIL…1.00IN
WIND…70MPH
Instructions: Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. 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.
Target Area:
Calvert
Charles
St. Marys