Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Spotsylvania and Stafford Counties VA
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NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for five Virginia counties until 4:45 PM EDT June 12.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Northern and Central 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 Northern and Central Virginia.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC. Effective from June 12, 2026 at 4:19 PM EDT until June 12, 2026 at 4:45 PM EDT. Alert type code: SVW.
Affected Areas
Culpeper County, Fauquier County, Orange County, Spotsylvania County and Stafford County in Virginia. Specific areas include Southwestern Stafford County, Northeastern Orange County, South central Fauquier County, Southeastern Culpeper County and North central Spotsylvania County. Locations impacted include Flat Run, Chancellorsville, Lignum, Storck, Holly Corner, Dunavant, Lake Of The Woods, Richardsville, Glendie, Hartwood, Goldvein, Sumerduck, Burr Hill and Cookstown.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 4:19 PM EDT a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles south of Bealeton or 13 miles northwest of Fredericksburg moving east at 15 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch).
Timeline
Alert effective June 12 2026 4:19 PM EDT and expires June 12 2026 4:45 PM EDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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