Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
409 WUUS51 KLWX 272251 SVRLWX MDC031-VAC059-107-272330- /O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0065.240527T2251Z-240527T2330Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 651 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Montgomery County in central Maryland... Southeastern Loudoun County in northern Virginia... Northern Fairfax County in northern Virginia... * Until 730 PM EDT. * At 650 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ashburn, or near Broadlands, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 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... Germantown, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Reston, Herndon, Broadlands, Lansdowne, Lowes Island, Brambleton, Pimmit Hills, American Legion Bridge, Mclean, Dulles International Airport, Potomac, Ashburn, Montgomery Village, Sterling, North Potomac, Tysons Corner, and Redland. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for central Maryland...and northern Virginia. && LAT...LON 3895 7751 3907 7752 3917 7717 3891 7715 TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 266DEG 19KT 3902 7744 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Belak