Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
243 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Shenandoah County in northwestern Virginia...
  North central Rockingham County in western Virginia...
  Northern Page County in northwestern Virginia...
  Southern Hardy County in eastern West Virginia...

* Until 330 PM EDT.

* At 243 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Timberville,
  or 17 miles north of Harrisonburg, 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...
  Woodstock, Luray, Broadway, Timberville, Mount Jackson, Basye-Bryce
  Mountain, New Market, Basye, Edinburg, Maurertown, Tunis, Kings
  Crossing, Shenandoah Caverns, Yankeetown, Alonzaville, Hamburg,
  Quicksburg, Fairview, Bergton, and Saint Davids Church.

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 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3860 7893 3876 7898 3902 7847 3866 7836
TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 256DEG 27KT 3869 7886

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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