Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Frederick County VA and WV Panhandle
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NOAA issued it on May 29, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of northwestern Virginia and the West Virginia Panhandle effective until 6:30 PM EDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Northern Virginia and West Virginia Panhandle
- Issued
- May 29, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northern Virginia and West Virginia Panhandle.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia (NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC) at 6:00 PM EDT on May 18, 2026. The alert is effective from 6:00 PM EDT until 6:30 PM EDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers East central Frederick County in northwestern Virginia, Central Jefferson County in the Panhandle of West Virginia, and Central Berkeley County in the Panhandle of West Virginia. Locations impacted include Martinsburg, Inwood, Winebrenners Cross, Glengary, Shanghai, Gerrardstown, Arden, Vanville, Martinsburg Airport, and Bunker Hill.
What You Should Do
For protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Move indoors immediately. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm.
Expected Conditions
At 5:59 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Inwood, or 8 miles southeast of Greenwood, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard includes 60 mph wind gusts (radar indicated). Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall, potentially injuring those outdoors and damaging homes and vehicles. Roadways may become blocked and localized power outages are possible.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from May 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT until May 18, 2026 at 6:30 PM EDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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