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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
810 WUUS51 KLWX 172042 SVRLWX MDC017-VAC099-179-172115- /O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0236.240817T2042Z-240817T2115Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 442 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Charles County in southern Maryland... East central Stafford County in northern Virginia... King George County in central Virginia... * Until 515 PM EDT. * At 442 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Aquia Creek, moving east at 20 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... La Plata, King George, Dahlgren, Fairview Beach, Potomac Creek, Nanjemoy Creek, Popes Creek, Aquia Creek, Port Tobacco River, Passapatanzy, Pomfret, Port Tobacco Village, and Tompkinsville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3824 7729 3824 7732 3848 7739 3850 7730 3859 7704 3830 7687 3829 7694 3843 7702 3843 7705 3841 7707 3841 7703 3839 7702 3828 7698 3824 7723 3825 7725 3825 7727 3822 7729 TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 265DEG 18KT 3840 7728 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ LEE