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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Culpeper, VA; Madison, VA

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Culpeper, Madison
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At 331 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Orange, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotter reported ping pong ball size hail near Locust Dale. IMPACT...Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. This could...

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At 331 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Orange, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotter reported ping pong ball size hail near Locust Dale. 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... Rapidan, Oakpark, Twymans Mill, Locust Dale, Mitchells, and Madison Mills.

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3 captured
  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 4 at 3:31PM EDT until September 4 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

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  2. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 4 at 3:21PM EDT until September 4 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

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  3. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 4 at 3:01PM EDT until September 4 at 3:45PM 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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