Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:00PM Wednesday ![](/static/Citizen-24_02_1/img/public/msg_expiration.png)
SVRLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Loudoun County in northern Virginia... Eastern Frederick County in northwestern Virginia... Clarke County in northwestern Virginia... North central Rappahannock County in northwestern Virginia... Northwestern Fauquier County in northern Virginia... Northwestern Prince William County in northern Virginia... Southern Jefferson County in the Panhandle of West Virginia...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 832 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Stephens City to near Linden to 6 miles south of Front Royal, moving east at 55 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... Leesburg, Charles Town, Purcellville, Berryville, Middleburg, Round Hill, The Plains, Delaplane, Hume, Oatlands, Bluemont, Marshall, Hamilton, Hillsboro, Gleedsville, Waterford, Woolsey, Gaylord, Aldie, and Halfway.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CLARKE, VA ... FAUQUIER, VA ... FREDERICK, VA ... LOUDOUN, VA ... PRINCE WILLIAM, VA ... RAPPAHANNOCK, VA ... JEFFERSON, WV
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Address/Location
Jefferson County HSEM
28 Industrial Blvd
Kearneysville, WV 25430
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-728-3290
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning