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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
428 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025


VAC003-015-079-165-012045-
/O.CON.KLWX.SV.W.0247.000000T0000Z-250701T2045Z/
Rockingham VA-Albemarle VA-Greene VA-Augusta VA-
428 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ROCKINGHAM...NORTHWESTERN ALBEMARLE...SOUTHWESTERN
GREENE AND EAST CENTRAL AUGUSTA COUNTIES...

At 428 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Grottoes, or 11
miles south of Harrisonburg, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar 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...
Grottoes, Massanutten, Crimora, Weyers Cave, New Hope, Mount Sidney,
Rocky Bar, Penn Laird, Port Republic, Boonesville, Mission Home,
Keezletown, Mcgaheysville, Saint George, Shady Grove, Montevideo, and
Staunton Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3811 7887 3830 7899 3833 7895 3847 7872
      3826 7853
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 235DEG 25KT 3827 7884 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

BJL