Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 7:59PM EDT until March 16 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 4:59pm
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
At 758 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Fife to Fort Barfoot to near Lawrenceville to
near Gasburg, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
These severe storms will be near...
Powhatan, Goochland, Lawrenceville, McKenney, Mannboro, Brunswick,
Scotts Fork, Wilsons, Macon, and Chula around 805 PM EDT.
Moseley and Oilville around 810 PM EDT.
Dinwiddie, Purdy, Radium, Dewitt, Manakin, and Sabot around 815 PM
EDT.
Tuckahoe, Bon Air, Montpelier, and Sutherland around 820 PM EDT.
Jarratt and Wyndham around 825 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Gum
Forks, Dolphin, Maidens, Henrico, Pocahontas State Park, Skinquarter,
Wellville, Michaux, West View, and Blackstone Airport.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Little to no lighting is expected with this line of storms.
Please report severe weather by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the
NWS Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
Area Description:
Northampton, NC; Amelia, VA; Brunswick, VA; Chesterfield, VA; Cumberland, VA; Dinwiddie, VA; Goochland, VA; Greensville, VA; Hanover, VA; Henrico, VA; Louisa, VA; Nottoway, VA; Powhatan, VA; Sussex, VA; City of Emporia, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov