Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 2019-07-17 17:08:00 EDT|Expiring: 2019-07-17 18:00:00 EDT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
WESTERN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND…
NORTHWESTERN CHARLES COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND…
NORTHEASTERN STAFFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA…
SOUTHEASTERN FAIRFAX COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA…
SOUTHEASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA…
THE WESTERN CITY OF ALEXANDRIA IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA…
* UNTIL 600 PM EDT.
* AT 508 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR LAKE RIDGE TO NEAR STAFFORD, MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 35 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…
ARLINGTON, ALEXANDRIA, DALE CITY, ANNANDALE, SPRINGFIELD, FORT
HUNT, GROVETON, HUNTINGTON, LA PLATA, FORT BELVOIR, WOODBRIDGE,
QUANTICO, LAKE RIDGE, BURKE, LINCOLNIA, MONTCLAIR, LORTON,
FRANCONIA, HYBLA VALLEY AND NEWINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING