Severe Thunderstorm Warning — Augusta County, Virginia

⛈️ Active: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 4:13PM EDT until August 10 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

At 413 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Shenandoah to 6 miles west of Stuarts Draft, moving southeast at 35 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... Staunton, Waynesboro, Stuarts Draft, Grottoes, Shenandoah, Massanutten, Crimora, Sherando, Fishersville, Verona, Elkton, Weyers Cave, Lyndhurst, Greenville, New Hope, Mount Sidney, Middlebrook, Rocky Bar, Penn Laird, and Port Republic.

Effective August 10, 2026 at 4:13 PM ET · Expires August 10, 2026 at 4:30 PM ET

📋 Official NWS Guidance

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. 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.