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Yonnie3

(18,174 posts)
Tue Apr 26, 2022, 12:36 PM Apr 2022

Severe thunderstorm warnings for Nelson, Rockingham, Albemarle, Greene, Augusta counties in Virginia

https://www.weather.gov/lwx/

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Nelson County in central Virginia...
South central Rockingham County in western Virginia...
Northwestern Albemarle County in central Virginia...
Western Greene County in central Virginia...
East central Augusta County in western Virginia...
The eastern City of Waynesboro in western Virginia...

* Until 200 PM EDT.

* At 115 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Waynesboro,
moving east at 30 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...
Waynesboro, Crozet, Crimora, Free Union, Afton, Ivy, New Hope,
Greenwood, Hermitage, Yancey Mills and White Hall.


That's 25 miles from me. Sometimes these will dissipate over the mountains and sometimes not. We'll find out shortly.



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Severe thunderstorm warnings for Nelson, Rockingham, Albemarle, Greene, Augusta counties in Virginia (Original Post) Yonnie3 Apr 2022 OP
We had hail and winds at our daughter's house in Fishersville, phylny Apr 2022 #1

phylny

(8,600 posts)
1. We had hail and winds at our daughter's house in Fishersville,
Wed Apr 27, 2022, 07:46 PM
Apr 2022

and she said there was a tornado in Waynesboro.

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