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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 8:06 PM Aug. 10, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... South central Stafford County in northern Virginia... Nelson County in central Virginia... Madison County in northwestern Virginia... The City of Charlottesville in central Virginia... Orange County in central Virginia... The southern City of Fredericksburg in central Virginia... Albemarle County in central Virginia... Southwestern Rappahannock County in northwestern Virginia... Greene County in central Virginia... Southern Culpeper County in northern Virginia... Spotsylvania County in central Virginia... * Until 515 PM EDT. * At 405 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Shenandoah to near Vesuvius, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...These storms have a history of wind damage. 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... Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, Orange, Madison, Crozet, Shipman, Stanardsville, Schuyler, Free Union, Wintergreen, Afton, Montebello, Massaponax, Spotsylvania, Campbell, Westmoreland, Hollymead, Gordonsville, Ruckersville, and Nellysford. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...OBSERVED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 8:03 PM Aug. 10, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central Prince Georges County in central Maryland... Northwestern Charles County in southern Maryland... Stafford County in northern Virginia... Southwestern Loudoun County in northern Virginia... Central Madison County in northwestern Virginia... Southern Fairfax County in northern Virginia... Rappahannock County in northwestern Virginia... Fauquier County in northern Virginia... Culpeper County in northern Virginia... The City of Manassas Park in northern Virginia... Prince William County in northern Virginia... The City of Manassas in northern Virginia... * Until 500 PM EDT. * At 402 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Oatlands to Hume to near Sperryville, moving east at 45 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... Stafford, Centreville, Dale City, Annandale, Clinton, Springfield, Fredericksburg, South Riding, Fort Washington, Fairfax, Culpeper, Fort Hunt, Groveton, Warrenton, Fort Belvoir, Woodbridge, Quantico, Aquia Creek, Potomac Creek, and Lake Ridge. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...OBSERVED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 7:58 PM Aug. 10, 2026 – National Weather Service
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 555 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MARYLAND ANNE ARUNDEL HOWARD MONTGOMERY PRINCE GEORGES IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND CARROLL FREDERICK IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND CECIL IN NORTHERN MARYLAND BALTIMORE BALTIMORE CITY HARFORD IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND CALVERT CHARLES IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 30 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA ALBEMARLE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG GREENE KING GEORGE NELSON ORANGE SPOTSYLVANIA IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA ARLINGTON CITY OF ALEXANDRIA CITY OF FAIRFAX CITY OF FALLS CHURCH CITY OF MANASSAS CITY OF MANASSAS PARK CULPEPER FAIRFAX FAUQUIER LOUDOUN PRINCE WILLIAM STAFFORD IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA MADISON PAGE RAPPAHANNOCK SHENANDOAH WARREN IN WESTERN VIRGINIA AUGUSTA CITY OF HARRISONBURG CITY OF STAUNTON CITY OF WAYNESBORO ROCKINGHAM THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ABINGDON, ADAMS MORGAN, ADEN, AIRLIE, ALEXANDRIA, ALONZAVILLE, ALSOP, ANDORA, ANNANDALE, ANNAPOLIS, APPLETON, ARCO, ARKENDALE, ARLINGTON, ARNOLD, BALLENGER CREEK, BALLSTON, BALTIMORE, BARCROFT, BARKSDALE, BAY VIEW, BENTONVILLE, BETHEL, BETHESDA, BLAKE, BOHEMIAS MILLS, BOWIE, BOYDS, BRANTWOOD, BROKENBURG, BROOKFIELD, BROOMES ISLAND, BUCKEYSTOWN, BUCKTON, BURKE, BURR HILL, BYNUM, CARDOVA, CATALPA, CATONSVILLE, CEDARVILLE, CHANTILLY, CHARLOTTESVILLE, CHERRYDALE, CHESAPEAKE BEACH, CHESTER GAP, CHRISTIAN, CHURCHVILLE, CLARKSVILLE, CLARY, CLINTON, COLLEGE PARK, COLUMBIA, COMPTON, COUNTRYSIDE, COVE POINT, CULPEPER, DAHLGREN, DALE CITY, DRUM POINT, DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DUNDALK, DUNKIRK, EDGEWOOD, ELDERSBURG, ESSEX, EVERONA, FAIRFAX, FAIRFAX STATION, FAIRVIEW, FALLS CHURCH, FALMOUTH, FELLS POINT, FIVE FORKS, FORDSVILLE, FOUR CORNERS, FREDERICK, FREDERICKSBURG, FRONT ROYAL, GAITHERSBURG, GAMBER, GARRISONVILLE, GATEWOOD, GERMANTOWN, GLEEDSVILLE, GLEN BURNIE, GLEN ECHO, GLENDIE, GLENMONT, GREENBELT, GREENFIELD, HAMBURG, HARFORD FURNACE, HARRISONBURG, HAWKINSTOWN, HICKORY, HISTORIC ELLICOTT CITY, HOWELLSVILLE, INDEPENDENT HILL, KIMBALL, LAHORE, LAKE RIDGE, LANGLEY, LEESBURG, LINVILLE, LONG BEACH, LUCKETTS, LURAY, MADISON MILLS, MADISON RUN, MAGNOLIA, MANASSAS, MANASSAS PARK, MASSAPONAX, MCLEAN, MONTCLAIR, MONTEBELLO, MONTPELIER, MOUNT CLIFTON, MOUNT HARMONY, MOUNT JACKSON, NASONS, OAK GROVE, ORANGE, OVERTON, PARK HEIGHTS, PARK MILLS, PARKVILLE, PARTLOW, POST OAK, RANDALLSTOWN, RAPIDAN, REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT, RESTON, REVA, RIDGEWAY, RILEYVILLE, RIVERCREST, ROLLINS FORK, ROSSLYN, SEVERN, SEVERNA PARK, SHADY GROVE, SHILOH, SILVER SPRING, SIMPSONVILLE, SKYLAND, SOUTH GATE, SPOTSYLVANIA COURT, SPOTTSWOOD, ST. CHARLES, STAUNTON, STERLING PARK, STEVENSBURG, STRASBURG, STUARTS DRAFT, SUITLAND-SILVER HILL, TANTALLON, TOWSON, TURNBULL, TWYMANS MILL, UNIONVILLE, WALDORF, WARRENTON, WASHINGTON, WAYNESBORO, WESTMINSTER, WIDEWATER, WINSTON, WOODBRIDGE, WOODLAWN, WOODSTOCK, AND WOODSTOCK.
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