Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 3:50PM EDT until March 16 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 12:50pm
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 1:15pm
Description:
At 350 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Back Bay, or 10
miles southeast of Virginia Beach, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
This severe storm will be near...
Virginia Beach around 355 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Munden,
Sigma, and Sandbridge Beach.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for northeastern
North Carolina...and southeastern Virginia.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Currituck, NC; City of Virginia Beach, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov