Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Northern Virginia Counties
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NOAA issued it on July 7, 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 several Virginia counties until 7:30 PM EDT on June 11.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Northern Virginia
- Issued
- July 7, 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 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 June 11 at 6:55 PM EDT until June 11 at 7:30 PM EDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Northwestern Madison County, Southern Shenandoah County, Page County, Rappahannock County, and Northwestern Culpeper County in Virginia. Locations impacted include Luray, Stanley, Sperryville, Washington, Castleton, Alma, Honeyville, Leaksville, Ida, Hamburg, Fairview, Rock Mills, Rileyville, Boston, Kimball, Compton, Slate Mills, Viewtown, Etlan, and Nethers.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 6:55 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Luray, or 16 miles south of Woodstock, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard includes 70 mph wind gusts and hail up to 0.75 inches. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall, potentially injuring those outdoors and damaging homes and vehicles. Roadways may become blocked by downed trees. Localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from June 11 at 6:55 PM EDT until June 11 at 7:30 PM EDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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