Tornado Watch North Carolina, Virginia | Effective 03/16/2026 14:34

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 5:34PM EDT until March 16 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 2:34pm
Expires: 
March 16, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 67 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA CAMDEN CHOWAN CURRITUCK PASQUOTANK PERQUIMANS IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA CITY OF CHESAPEAKE CITY OF NORFOLK CITY OF PORTSMOUTH CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BOWERS HILL, CAPE COLONY, CHESAPEAKE AIRPORT, CURRITUCK, DEEP CREEK, EDENTON, ELIZABETH CITY, FENTRESS, GREAT BRIDGE, GREENBRIER, HANCOCK, HERTFORD, HORSESHOE, LILLY, MACEDONIA, MAVATON, MOUNT PLEASANT, NORFOLK, PORTSMOUTH, SAINT JOHNS, SHARON, VALHALLA, AND VIRGINIA BEACH.
Area Description: 
Camden, NC; Chowan, NC; Currituck, NC; Pasquotank, NC; Perquimans, NC; City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Norfolk, VA; City of Portsmouth, VA; City of Virginia Beach, VA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov