Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Multiple Virginia Counties
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NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for eight Virginia counties until 6:15 PM EDT on June 12.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- 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 Virginia.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Sterling, Virginia (NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC). The alert is effective from 5:31 PM EDT on June 12, 2026, until 6:15 PM EDT on June 12, 2026.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Albemarle, Augusta, Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Orange, Page, and Rockingham counties in Virginia. Specific areas include Madison County, northwestern Orange County, southeastern Rockingham County, southern Page County, northern Albemarle County, Greene County, southwestern Culpeper County, and east central Augusta County. Impacted locations include Orange, Madison, Crimora, Stanardsville, Free Union, Hollymead, Elkton, Ruckersville, Brightwood, Rocky Bar, Eheart, Oakpark, Barboursville, Montpelier Station, Winston, Madison Mills, Montford, Mitchells, Old Somerset, and Amicus.
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 these storms.
Expected Conditions
At 5:31 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Madison to 6 miles east of Grottoes, moving east at 15 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and hail up to 0.75 inches. Damaging winds may cause trees and large branches to fall, potentially injuring people outdoors and damaging homes, vehicles, and roadways. Localized power outages are possible.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from 5:31 PM EDT until 6:15 PM EDT on June 12, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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