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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
534 PM EDT Mon Aug 7 2023


VAC059-153-600-610-683-685-072145-
/O.CON.KLWX.SV.W.0267.000000T0000Z-230807T2145Z/
City of Fairfax VA-City of Falls Church VA-Fairfax VA-
City of Manassas Park VA-Prince William VA-City of Manassas VA-
534 PM EDT Mon Aug 7 2023

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL FAIRFAX...AND CENTRAL PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTIES...THE CITY
OF FAIRFAX...THE WESTERN CITY OF FALLS CHURCH...THE CITY OF MANASSAS
PARK AND THE CITY OF MANASSAS...

At 533 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Burke, or near
Mantua, moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...70 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...
Centreville, Annandale, Springfield, Fairfax, Vienna, Falls Church,
Mantua, Fort Belvoir, Lake Ridge, Burke, Linton Hall, Oakton,
Lincolnia, Lorton, Franconia, Merrifield, Bull Run, Newington, Lake
Barcroft and I66 and I495 Interchange.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for northern
Virginia.

This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION with tornado like wind
speeds expected. Mobile homes and high profile vehicles are
especially susceptible to winds of this magnitude and may be
overturned. For your protection move to an interior room on the
lowest floor of a building. This storm has the potential to cause
serious injury and significant property damage.

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.

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LAT...LON 3869 7757 3881 7759 3890 7718 3871 7715
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 261DEG 47KT 3879 7727 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

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