Severe Storm Warning: 60 MPH Winds and Large Hail Possible Wednesday Afternoon

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Nokesville and surrounding areas until 7 p.m.

From the National Weather Service:

AT 611 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR HAYMARKET TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WARRENTON TO NEAR BEALETON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... GET INDOORS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM WIND AND LIGHTNING. TREES AROUND YOU MAY BE DOWNED FROM DAMAGING WINDS...SO IF YOU ARE NEAR LARGE TREES...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. DON'T DRIVE UNDERNEATH TREES OR IN WOODED AREAS UNTIL THE THREAT HAS PASSED.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BEALETON...NEW BALTIMORE...INDEPENDENT HILL...NOKESVILLE... CATLETT...CALVERTON...MIDLAND...STORCK...GREENWICH...ADEN... BRISTERSBURG...RUBY...CASANOVA...HARTWOOD...HEFLIN...BROKEN HILL... SOMERVILLE...GOLDVEIN...LOIS AND AUBURN.