Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 9:36PM EDT until March 16 at 10:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 6:36pm
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 7:30pm
Description:
At 935 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Leonardtown to near Hague to near Church View to near
Gloucester Courthouse to near Fort Eustis, 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, Gloucester Courthouse, Urbanna, Virginia Institute
For Marine Sciences, Gloucester Point, Callao, Robley, Saluda,
Hayes, and Wicomico around 940 PM EDT.
Seaford, Lancaster, Hartfield, and Achilles around 945 PM EDT.
Kilmarnock, Deltaville, White Stone, Mobjack, Blakes, and Wicomico
Church around 950 PM EDT.
Mathews, Bavon, and Gwynn around 955 PM EDT.
Fair Port around 1000 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Threeway, Lackey, Moon, Laban, Camp Peary, Brook Vale, Grafton, Belle
Isle State Park, Amburg, and Westmoreland.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Essex, VA; Gloucester, VA; James City, VA; King and Queen, VA; Lancaster, VA; Mathews, VA; Middlesex, VA; Northumberland, VA; Richmond, VA; Westmoreland, VA; York, VA; City of Newport News, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov