Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued March 12 at 10:57AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
March 12, 2026 - 7:57am
Expires:
March 12, 2026 - 8:45am
Description:
At 1055 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a
front, over Christopher Newport University, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small trees and blow around
unsecured objects. Wind impacting handling of high profile
vehicles.
These showers and gusty winds will be near...
Newport News, Hampton, Northampton, and Beaconsdale around 1100 AM
EDT.
Hampton University and Langley AFB around 1105 AM EDT.
Fort Monroe and Buckroe Beach around 1110 AM EDT.
Grand View around 1120 AM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this include Fox Hill, Carrollton,
Phoebus, Langley View, Benns Church, Oriana, Huntersville, Hilton
Village, Lawson, and Raleigh Terrace.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Isle of Wight; Norfolk/Portsmouth; Suffolk; York; Newport News; Hampton/Poquoson
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov