Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 5 at 7:24PM EDT until May 5 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 5, 2025 - 4:24pm
Expires:
May 5, 2025 - 4:45pm
Description:
At 724 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Chantilly to near Haymarket to near Warrenton,
moving northwest at 40 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...
Catharpin, Woolsey, Aldie, Linton Hall, Herndon, The Plains, Burke,
Oakton, Lake Ridge, Clifton, Brambleton, Great Falls, Fairfax,
Greenwich, Gainesville, Manassas, Sterling, Wolf Trap, Broken Hill,
and Manassas Park.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Fairfax, VA; Fauquier, VA; Loudoun, VA; Prince William, VA; City of Fairfax, VA; City of Manassas, VA; City of Manassas Park, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC