UPDATED: Fredericksburg Under Flash Flood Warning

Update, 10:19 a.m.:

The severe thunderstorm warning for Fredericksburg has been canceled. For a list of weather-related closures in Fredericksburg,  

Original Post: 

The City of Fredericksburg and surrounding counties are under a severe thunderstorm warning until 9:30 a.m. Thursday.

The National Weather Service said in an alert that this is a dangerous storm and to move indoors if you are in its path. 

NWS said the storm is capable of producing hail the size of quarters and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. 

Fredericksburg, northern Spotsylvania County, southwestern Stafford County, and central Orange County are under a flash flood warning until 11:15 a.m. 

NWS issued an alert that said doppler radar "indicated very heavy rain capabale of producing flash flooding. Radar estimated that up to two inches of rain have already fallen across portions of the warned area. Additional rainfall amounts of up to two inches can be expected." 

Here's a safety tip for thunderstorms (from Talking About Disaster: Guide for Standard Messages. Produced by the National Disaster Education Coalition, Washington, D.C., 1999):

If you see or hear a thunderstorm coming, go inside a sturdy building or car. Sturdy buildings are the safest place to be. If no building is nearby, a hard-top vehicle will offer some protection. Keep car windows closed and avoid convertibles. Rubber-soled shoes and rubber tires provide no protection from lightning. However, the steel frame of a hard-topped vehicle provides increased protection if you are not touching metal. Although you may be injured if lightning strikes your car, you are much safer inside a vehicle than outside.