Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Culpeper, VA; Fairfax, VA; Fauquier, VA; Loudoun, VA; Prince William, VA; Rappahannock, VA
Last updated · source: NOAA / National Weather Service
This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 6:49PM EDT until July 4 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
This is a severe-significance severe thunderstorm warning event affecting Culpeper, VA; Fairfax, VA; Fauquier, VA; Loudoun, VA; Prince William, VA; Rappahannock, VA, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Area
- Culpeper, VA; Fairfax, VA; Fauquier, VA; Loudoun, VA; Prince William, VA; Rappahannock, VA
- Began
- 2026-07-04 22:49 UTC
- Expected end
- 2026-07-04 23:30 UTC
Possible damage: stormwater
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Affected areas & guides
Every area named for this event, per the official source. Open yours for damage guides — what to do first, and how to reach a vetted restoration pro, 24/7.
Culpeper, VA
Fairfax, VA
Fauquier, VA
Loudoun, VA
Prince William, VA
Rappahannock, VA
Affected area map
The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NOAA / National Weather Service (Culpeper, VA; Fairfax, VA; Fauquier, VA; Loudoun, VA; Prince William, VA; Rappahannock, VA), colored by its significance. Pan and zoom to explore the map; when more than one observation exists, use the slider below to step through how the reported area changed.
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Storm report NWS LWX storm report
TSTM WND GST (60 mph) — 2 NNW Olney, MD
Measured wind gust from a trained spotter at the intersection of MD-108 and Zion Rd.
- Storm report NWS LWX storm report
TSTM WND DMG — 3 S Roxbury Mills, MD
Numerous trees down at the intersection of Damascus Rd. and Georgia Ave.
- Storm report NWS LWX storm report
TSTM WND DMG — 1 SSE Brookeville, MD
Reports of powerlines down at the intersection of Spartan Rd. and Snowberry Way.
- Storm report NWS LWX storm report
TSTM WND DMG — 2 NE Laytonsville, MD
Tree down on MD 650.
- Storm report NWS LWX storm report
TSTM WND DMG — 1 E Cookstown, VA
Dozens of trees and power lines down in the Lake Wilderness area. Thousands are without power as a result.
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.