Virginia Severe Thunderstorm Watch - Severe | Effective 05/27/2026 13:50

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 27 at 4:50PM EDT until May 27 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 27, 2026 - 1:50pm
Expires: 
May 27, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 247 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 35 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA AMELIA CHESTERFIELD CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS CITY OF RICHMOND CUMBERLAND HENRICO POWHATAN PRINCE EDWARD IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA CHARLES CITY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA BRUNSWICK CITY OF HOPEWELL CITY OF PETERSBURG DINWIDDIE LUNENBURG MECKLENBURG NOTTOWAY PRINCE GEORGE IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA CITY OF CHESAPEAKE CITY OF EMPORIA CITY OF FRANKLIN CITY OF HAMPTON CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS CITY OF NORFOLK CITY OF POQUOSON CITY OF PORTSMOUTH CITY OF SUFFOLK CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG GREENSVILLE ISLE OF WIGHT JAMES CITY SOUTHAMPTON SURRY SUSSEX YORK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AMELIA COURTHOUSE, ANGOLA, ANTE, BACONS CASTLE, BARHAM, BARNETTS, BEACH, BON AIR, BOOTH FORK, BOWERS HILL, BOYKINS, BRUNSWICK, BUFFORD CROSSROADS, BUSCH GARDENS, CENTERVILLE, CHASE CITY, CHESAPEAKE AIRPORT, CHESTER, CHESTERFIELD, CHIPPOKES STATE PARK, CHRISTENSONS CORNER, CHULA, CLARESVILLE, CLARKSVILLE, COLONIAL HEIGHTS, COURTLAND, COWIE CORNER, CREWE, CROAKER, DEEP CREEK, DENARO, DURAND, EARLS, EDGERTON, EMPORIA, EMPORIA AIRPORT, EMPORIA RESERVOIR, EWELL, FARMVILLE, FENTRESS, FIVE FORKS, FORT LEE, FRANKLIN, GLEN ALLEN, GREAT BRIDGE, GREEN PLAIN, GREENBRIER, GROVE, GUINEA MILLS, GWALTNEY CORNER, HAMPTON, HAWK, HOG ISLAND GAME RESERVE, HOPEWELL, HUNTERDALE, IVOR, JETERSVILLE, KENBRIDGE, LAWRENCEVILLE, MANNBORO, MEADOWVILLE, MIDLOTHIAN, MOSELEY, MOUNT PLEASANT, NEWPORT NEWS, NORFOLK, PETERSBURG, POOLESVILLE, POQUOSON, PORTSMOUTH, POWHATAN, RAINES TAVERN, REAMS, REEDS, RICHMOND, ROXBURY, SANDSTON, SCOTTS FORK, SMITHFIELD, SOUTH HILL, STODDERT, SUFFOLK, TRIPLET, VALENTINES, VICTORIA, VIRGINIA BEACH, WAKEFIELD, WAVERLY, WAYSIDE, WHITE PLAINS, WILLIAMSBURG, AND YORKTOWN.
Area Description: 
Amelia, VA; Brunswick, VA; Charles City, VA; Chesterfield, VA; Cumberland, VA; Dinwiddie, VA; Greensville, VA; Henrico, VA; Isle of Wight, VA; James City, VA; Lunenburg, VA; Mecklenburg, VA; Nottoway, VA; Powhatan, VA; Prince Edward, VA; Prince George, VA; Southampton, VA; Surry, VA; Sussex, VA; York, VA; City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Colonial Heights, VA; City of Emporia, VA; City of Franklin, VA; City of Hampton, VA; City of Hopewell, VA; City of Newport News, VA; City of Norfolk, VA; City of Petersburg, VA; City of Poquoson, VA; City of Portsmouth, VA; City of Richmond, VA; City of Suffolk, VA; City of Virginia Beach, VA; City of Williamsburg, VA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov