Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 8:11PM EDT until March 16 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 5:11pm
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
At 810 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Hadensville to near Wilsons to 7 miles northeast
of Lawrenceville to near Brunswick, 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...
Goochland, McKenney, Moseley, Oilville, Radium, Dewitt, Sabot, and
Gum Spring around 815 PM EDT.
Dinwiddie, Purdy, Tuckahoe, Manakin, and Sutherland around 820 PM
EDT.
Bon Air, Jarratt, Montpelier, and Wyndham around 825 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Orchid, Gum Forks, Dolphin, Ammon, Maidens, Pleasant Shade, Henrico,
Three Square, Wharfs Store, and Pocahontas State Park.
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; 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