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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Albemarle, VA; City of Charlottesville, VA

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At 534 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Charlottesville, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. Hail is large enough to dent and damage vehicles. Some hail damage to roofs, siding,...

What the bulletin says to do

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows.

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At 534 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Charlottesville, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. Hail is large enough to dent and damage vehicles. Some hail damage to roofs, siding, and windows is possible. Locations impacted include... Charlottesville, Free Union, Westmoreland, Hollymead, Newcomb Hall, Monticello, Stony Point, Flordon, Carrsbrook, Earlysville, Shadwell, Barracks, Overton, and Scott Stadium.

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Official revisions

3 captured
  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 14 at 5:34PM EDT until August 14 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

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  2. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 14 at 5:29PM EDT until August 14 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

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  3. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 14 at 5:19PM EDT until August 14 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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