Alert: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 28 at 8:58PM EDT expiring June 28 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Event: Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Sender Name: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Issued: 2016-06-28T20:58:55-04:00
Expires: 2016-06-28T22:00:00-04:00
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHWESTERN FAIRFAX COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA…
CENTRAL PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA…
THE CITY OF MANASSAS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA…
CENTRAL CULPEPER COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA…
THE CITY OF MANASSAS PARK IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA…
THE SOUTHWESTERN CITY OF FAIRFAX IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA…
SOUTHEASTERN FAUQUIER COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA…

* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT

* AT 858 PM EDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR FAIRFAX TO NEAR BEALETON…MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

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…
CENTREVILLE…FAIRFAX…BURKE…LINTON HALL…BULL RUN…
BEALETON…MANASSAS…SUDLEY…MANASSAS PARK…FAIRFAX STATION…
INDEPENDENT HILL…NOKESVILLE…REMINGTON…CATLETT…CLIFTON…
CALVERTON…MIDLAND…ADEN…BRISTERSBURG AND SOMERVILLE.
Instruction: TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS…AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE’S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER…IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER…YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

GET INDOORS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM WIND AND LIGHTNING. TREES AROUND
YOU MAY BE DOWNED FROM DAMAGING WINDS…SO IF YOU ARE NEAR LARGE
TREES…MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. DON’T DRIVE
UNDERNEATH TREES OR IN WOODED AREAS UNTIL THE THREAT HAS PASSED.

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Categories: Met,
Area Description: City of Fairfax; Culpeper; Fauquier; City of Manassas Park; Prince William; Fairfax; City of Manassas

Message Identifier: NWS-141029-1348575-1279370
CAP MessageType: Alert