Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 6:48PM EDT until March 16 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 3:48pm
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description:
SVRAKQ
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Mecklenburg County in south central Virginia...
Prince Edward County in central Virginia...
Lunenburg County in south central Virginia...
* Until 745 PM EDT.
* At 647 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Leda to near Cluster Springs to 9 miles
southeast of Roxboro to near Rougemont, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Buffalo Springs around 700 PM EDT.
Clarksville around 705 PM EDT.
Chase City and Boydton around 715 PM EDT.
Kells Corner around 720 PM EDT.
Rehoboth around 725 PM EDT.
Hampden Sydney College and Hampden Sydney around 730 PM EDT.
South Hill, Victoria, Lunenburg, and Green Bay around 735 PM EDT.
La Crosse around 740 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Tuggle, Wilburn, Prince Edward Station, Spanish Grove, Briery,
Beechwood, Arvins Store, Twin Lakes State Park, Finchley, and
Nutbush.
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:
Lunenburg, VA; Mecklenburg, VA; Prince Edward, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov