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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Culpeper, VA; Fauquier, VA; Orange, VA +2 more

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At 1237 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of Fredericksburg, moving southeast at 20 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...

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For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from windows.

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At 1237 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of Fredericksburg, moving southeast at 20 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... Chancellorsville, Holly Corner, Dunavant, Lake Of The Woods, Richardsville, Cookstown, and Flat Run.

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  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 27 at 12:37AM EDT until July 27 at 12:45AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

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  2. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 27 at 12:23AM EDT until July 27 at 12:45AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

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  3. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 27 at 12:16AM EDT until July 27 at 12:45AM 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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