Full Notification

SVRLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Shenandoah County in northwestern Virginia... Southwestern Frederick County in northwestern Virginia... Northwestern Rockingham County in western Virginia... Northeastern Pendleton County in eastern West Virginia... Southeastern Grant County in eastern West Virginia... Hardy County in eastern West Virginia... Southern Hampshire County in eastern West Virginia...

* Until 500 PM EDT.

* At 420 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Moorefield to 8 miles east of Petersburg to 6 miles east of Rough Run to 9 miles east of Upper Tract, moving northeast at 50 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... Bean Settlement, Yellow Spring, Moorefield, Perry, Lost City, Lost River, Delray, Fisher, Baker, Kirby, Brake, Capon Springs, Mccauley, Augusta, Gravel Springs, Old Fields, Frenchburg, Mathias, Wardensville, and Star Tannery.

* AFFECTED AREAS: FREDERICK, VA ... ROCKINGHAM, VA ... SHENANDOAH, VA ... GRANT, WV ... HAMPSHIRE, WV ... HARDY, WV ... PENDLETON, WV

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for western and northwestern Virginia...and eastern West Virginia.