A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for central, western and northwestern Virginia. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until midnight EDT for northern Virginia. Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

At 603 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Mount Jackson to Stanley to near Shenandoah, moving east at 35 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... Alma, Newport, Honeyville, Ingham, Kings Crossing, Luray, Leaksville, Ida, Hamburg, Haywood, Syria, Washington, Fairview, Saint Davids Church, Glen Echo, Bentonville, Stanley, Banco, Rileyville, and Kimball.