Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 9:13PM EDT until March 16 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 6:13pm
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
SVRAKQ
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Bertie County in northeastern North Carolina...
Gates County in northeastern North Carolina...
Chowan County in northeastern North Carolina...
Northwestern Camden County in northeastern North Carolina...
Pasquotank County in northeastern North Carolina...
Perquimans County in northeastern North Carolina...
Eastern Hertford County in northeastern North Carolina...
The City of Norfolk in southeastern Virginia...
The City of Poquoson in southeastern Virginia...
The City of Chesapeake in southeastern Virginia...
Eastern Southampton County in southeastern Virginia...
Isle of Wight County in southeastern Virginia...
Southeastern York County in southeastern Virginia...
The City of Hampton in southeastern Virginia...
The City of Newport News in southeastern Virginia...
The City of Franklin in southeastern Virginia...
The City of Portsmouth in southeastern Virginia...
The City of Suffolk in southeastern Virginia...
* Until 1015 PM EDT.
* At 913 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Ivor to Old Ford, moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Franklin, Ahoskie, Windsor, Holland, Suffolk, Winton, Cofield,
Ivor, Powellsville, and Roduco around 920 PM EDT.
Windsor, Gatesville, Isle Of Wight, Gates, Colerain, and
Harrellsville around 925 PM EDT.
Smithfield and Whaleyville around 930 PM EDT.
Newport News, Downtown Suffolk, Rockyhock, Rescue, Kings Fork, and
Valhalla around 935 PM EDT.
Christopher Newport University, Patrick Henry Field, Ryland,
Sunbury, Tyner, Corapeake, Denbigh, Crittenden, and Hobbsville
around 940 PM EDT.
Hampton, Chesapeake, Northampton, Driver, Tabb, Belvidere, and
Beaconsdale around 945 PM EDT.
Hertford, Winfall, Langley AFB, Churchland, Portsmouth, Bowers
Hill, and Western Branch around 950 PM EDT.
Hampton University, Deep Creek, Old Dominion University, Norfolk,
Norfolk NAS, Burgess, Snug Harbor, Fort Monroe, Buckroe Beach, and
Cradock around 955 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Tunis,
Pons, Carrollton, Portlock, Longview, Pierceville, Newsome Store,
Savage, Arrowhead Beach, and Chowan Beach.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Bertie, NC; Camden, NC; Chowan, NC; Gates, NC; Hertford, NC; Pasquotank, NC; Perquimans, NC; Isle of Wight, VA; Southampton, VA; York, VA; City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Franklin, VA; City of Hampton, VA; City of Newport News, VA; City of Norfolk, VA; City of Poquoson, VA; City of Portsmouth, VA; City of Suffolk, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov