Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Washington County in north central Maryland... Northwestern Montgomery County in central Maryland... Southwestern Frederick County in north central Maryland... Loudoun County in northern Virginia... Southeastern Frederick County in northwestern Virginia... Northeastern Warren County in northwestern Virginia... Clarke County in northwestern Virginia... North central Fauquier County in northern Virginia... The eastern City of Winchester in northwestern Virginia... Jefferson County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... South central Berkeley County in the Panhandle of West Virginia...

* Until 230 PM EDT.

* At 139 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Inwood to near Millwood Pike to near Stephens City, moving east at 55 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... Germantown, Leesburg, Winchester, Herndon, Broadlands, Lansdowne, Lowes Island, Brambleton, Charles Town, Poolesville, Millwood Pike, Dulles International Airport, Ashburn, Sterling, Ballenger Creek, Countryside, Purcellville, Brunswick, Ranson and Berryville.

* AFFECTED AREAS: FREDERICK, MD ... MONTGOMERY, MD ... WASHINGTON, MD ... CLARKE, VA ... FAUQUIER, VA ... FREDERICK, VA ... LOUDOUN, VA ... WARREN, VA ... CITY OF WINCHESTER, VA ... BERKELEY, WV ... JEFFERSON, WV

Instructions:

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