Expires:202408312315;Remove:202408312315;817719 WUUS51 KLWX 312244 SVRLWX VAC003-015-125-820-312315- /O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0281.240831T2244Z-240831T2315Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 644 PM EDT Sat Aug 31 2024 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Nelson County in central Virginia... West central Albemarle County in central Virginia... Southeastern Augusta County in western Virginia... The City of Waynesboro in western Virginia... * Until 715 PM EDT. * At 644 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Afton, or near Waynesboro, moving southeast at 20 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... Waynesboro, Stuarts Draft, Crozet, Crimora, Sherando, Wintergreen, Montebello, Afton, Fishersville, Lyndhurst, Nellysford, Lovingston, Bryant, Greenwood, North Garden, Batesville, Covesville, Yancey Mills, Tyro, and Greenfield. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Sterling Virginia. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3777 7907 3779 7909 3779 7911 3781 7914 3780 7917 3784 7916 3786 7914 3788 7915 3791 7918 3794 7923 3814 7888 3813 7875 3796 7855 3773 7889 TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 326DEG 17KT 3803 7887 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ KR