Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 12 at 5:57PM EDT until June 12 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 12, 2026 - 2:57pm
Expires:
June 12, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
At 557 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Vesuvius to near Sherando, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 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...
Staunton, Waynesboro, Stuarts Draft, Crozet, Crimora, Sherando,
Wintergreen, Montebello, Afton, Fishersville, Verona, Weyers Cave,
Lyndhurst, Nellysford, Greenville, New Hope, Mount Sidney,
Middlebrook, Hermitage, and Yancey Mills.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Albemarle, VA; Augusta, VA; Nelson, VA; Rockingham, VA; City of Staunton, VA; City of Waynesboro, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender: