Virginia Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 06/12/2026 13:59

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 12 at 4:59PM EDT until June 12 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 12, 2026 - 1:59pm
Expires: 
June 12, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description: 
SVRLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East central Spotsylvania County in central Virginia... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 459 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fredericksburg, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...70 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... Massaponax, Spotsylvania, and Thornburg.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Spotsylvania, VA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC