Expires:201305230115;Remove:201305230115;545030 FPUS71 KLWX 222340 NOWLWX SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 740 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013 VAZ025-026-029-036>040-230115- ALBEMARLE VA-AUGUSTA VA-GREENE VA-MADISON VA-NELSON VA-PAGE VA-RAPPAHANNOCK VA-ROCKINGHAM VA- 740 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013 .NOW... AT 738 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM STANLEY TO WINTERGREEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS THAT LIKELY WILL BE IMPACTED INCLUDE SHIPMAN...CROZET...BIG MEADOWS...FREE UNION...STANARDSVILLE AND SPERRYVILLE. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING. MOVE INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADWAYS. STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING...AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. REMAIN ALERT...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL UP TO ONE INCH CAN BE EXPECTED. $$ GMS