Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 9:37PM EDT until March 16 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 6:37pm
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
At 937 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Fort Eustis to near Hinson, 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...
Newport News, Hampton, Hertford, Christopher Newport University,
Patrick Henry Field, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Northampton,
and Bowers Hill around 945 PM EDT.
Winfall, Hampton University, Langley AFB, Churchland, Norfolk, and
Western Branch around 950 PM EDT.
Deep Creek, Downtown Norfolk, Old Dominion University, South
Mills, Downtown Portsmouth, Norfolk NAS, Ghent, Burgess, Morgans
Corner, and Snug Harbor around 955 PM EDT.
Elizabeth City, Great Bridge, Ocean View, Norfolk State
University, and Norview around 1000 PM EDT.
Northwest and Nixonton around 1005 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Goose
Pond, South Norfolk, Whites Crossroads, Carrollton, Portlock,
Longview, Pierceville, Newsome Store, Savage, and Arrowhead Beach.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Bertie, NC; Camden, NC; Chowan, NC; Gates, NC; Hertford, NC; Pasquotank, NC; Perquimans, NC; Isle of Wight, VA; York, VA; City of Chesapeake, 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