Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 5 at 2:41PM EDT until April 5 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 5, 2026 - 11:41am
Expires:
April 5, 2026 - 12:15pm
Description:
At 241 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Beaconsdale to near Driver to Suffolk, moving east
northeast at 45 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, Downtown Suffolk, Hampton University,
Langley AFB, Churchland, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and
Northampton around 245 PM EDT.
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Norfolk NAS, Grand View, Fort
Monroe, and Buckroe Beach around 250 PM EDT.
Deep Creek, Downtown Norfolk, Ocean View, Downtown Portsmouth,
Norfolk State University, Ghent, Norview, and Cradock around 255
PM EDT.
Norfolk International around 300 PM EDT.
Great Bridge around 305 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include South
Norfolk, Fox Hill, Carrollton, Portlock, Phoebus, Langley View,
Suffolk Airport, Huntersville, Wills Corner, and Herberts Corner.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
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