Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Augusta and Highland Counties in Virginia
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NOAA issued it on July 9, 2026, 6 weeks 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 has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for west central Augusta County and southern Highland County until 6:00 PM EDT on June 12.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Western Virginia
- Issued
- July 9, 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 6 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Western Virginia.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia on behalf of NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC. The alert is effective from June 12 at 5:10 PM EDT until June 12 at 6:00 PM EDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers west central Augusta County and southern Highland County in western Virginia. Locations impacted include Augusta Springs, Churchville, Deerfield, West Augusta, Williamsville, Buffalo Gap, Clover Creek, Trimbles Mill, Bolar, Christian, Swoope, and Liberty.
What You Should Do
For protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Move indoors immediately due to large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud-to-ground lightning. Do not drive vehicles through flooded roadways.
Expected Conditions
At 5:10 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Burnsville to 11 miles northeast of Bells Valley, moving east at 25 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from June 12 at 5:10 PM EDT until June 12 at 6:00 PM EDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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