Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Fauquier, VA; Loudoun, VA
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What is happening
At 702 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Bluemont to Delaplane, moving east at 40 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...
What the bulletin says to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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Bulletin details
At 702 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Bluemont to Delaplane, moving east at 40 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... Middleburg, The Plains, Delaplane, Marshall, Saint Louis, Upperville, Philomont, and Rectortown.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 16 at 7:02PM EDT until August 16 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 16 at 6:41PM EDT until August 16 at 7:15PM 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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