


Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
044 WUUS51 KLWX 082156 SVRLWX VAC099-179-082230- /O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0064.250508T2156Z-250508T2230Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 556 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East central Stafford County in northern Virginia... West central King George County in central Virginia... * Until 630 PM EDT. * At 556 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Aquia Creek, moving southeast at 5 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... Brooke, Potomac Creek, Aquia Creek, Widewater, Stafford, Arkendale, and Fairview Beach. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Sterling Virginia. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3836 7743 3842 7743 3848 7738 3848 7728 3842 7729 3838 7729 3835 7721 3829 7723 TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 298DEG 6KT 3842 7735 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ KR