Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 12 at 6:08PM EDT until June 12 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 12, 2026 - 3:08pm
Expires:
June 12, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
SVRLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Nelson County in central Virginia...
The northwestern City of Charlottesville in central Virginia...
Northwestern Albemarle County in central Virginia...
Southeastern Augusta County in western Virginia...
The City of Waynesboro in western Virginia...
* Until 645 PM EDT.
* At 608 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Waynesboro to near Montebello, moving east at 30
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...
Waynesboro, Stuarts Draft, Crozet, Crimora, Sherando, Free Union,
Wintergreen, Montebello, Afton, Fishersville, Lyndhurst,
Nellysford, Ivy, Greenville, Arrington, Lovingston, Piney River,
North Garden, Hermitage, and Covesville.
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 these storms. 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 these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Albemarle, VA; Augusta, VA; Nelson, VA; City of Charlottesville, VA; City of Waynesboro, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender: