Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 2:32PM EDT until March 16 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 11:32am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 12:15pm
Description:
SVRAKQ
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Bertie County in northeastern North Carolina...
Southeastern Northampton County in northeastern North Carolina...
Hertford County in northeastern North Carolina...
Northwestern Chowan County in northeastern North Carolina...
* Until 315 PM EDT.
* At 230 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 9 miles northwest of Robersonville to 7 miles
northwest of Williamston to near Windsor, moving northeast at 50
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Windsor around 235 PM EDT.
Lewiston Woodville around 240 PM EDT.
Colerain and Rockyhock around 250 PM EDT.
Aulander, Powellsville, and Tyner around 255 PM EDT.
Ahoskie, Ryland, and Harrellsville around 300 PM EDT.
Cofield around 305 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Goose
Pond, Eagletown, Whites Crossroads, Tunis, Gliden, Kelford, Earleys,
Menola, Newsome Store, and Arrowhead Beach.
Instruction:
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.
Please report severe weather by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the
NWS Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for northeastern
North Carolina.
Area Description:
Bertie, NC; Chowan, NC; Hertford, NC; Northampton, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov