Note: The Severe Thunderstorm Warning has expired for the DC region. The most recent warning issuance before the expiration is below.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect to 12:45 am Friday, April 12, 2024 including the following Washington, DC region jurisdictions.
VIRGINIA: Stafford, King George, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania.
Excerpted from the National Weather Service:
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Stafford County in northern Virginia…
King George County in central Virginia…
The City of Fredericksburg in central Virginia…
Spotsylvania County in central Virginia…
* Until 1245 AM EDT.
* At 1221 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 11 miles west of Fredericksburg to near Spotsylvania to near Ladysmith, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. This could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. Roadways may become blocked by downed trees. Localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
* Locations impacted include…
Stafford, Fredericksburg, King George, Dahlgren, Fairview Beach, Potomac Creek, Aquia Creek, Massaponax, Spotsylvania, Falmouth, Passapatanzy, Stones Corner, Weedonville, Roseville, Ninde, Garrisonville, Snell, Ramoth, Partlow, and Thornburg.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM EDT for northern and central Virginia.
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