Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 8:58PM EDT until March 16 at 9:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 5:58pm
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description:
At 858 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Homeville to near Robersonville, moving northeast
at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
These severe storms will be near...
Franklin, Ahoskie, Murfreesboro, Courtland, Aulander, Chowan
University, Como, Hunterdale, and Sedley around 905 PM EDT.
Windsor, Suffolk, Winton, Cofield, Ivor, and Powellsville around
910 PM EDT.
Zuni and Carrsville around 915 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Eagletown, Vicksville, Milwaukee, Tunis, Pons, Kelford, Earleys,
Menola, Chowan Beach, and Topsy.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Bertie, NC; Gates, NC; Hertford, NC; Northampton, NC; Isle of Wight, VA; Southampton, VA; City of Franklin, VA; City of Suffolk, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov