Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 20 at 2:28PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 20, 2026 - 11:28am
Expires:
August 20, 2026 - 12:15pm
Description:
At 227 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Hunterdale to near Conway. Movement was
east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Strong thunderstorms will be near...
Franklin, Murfreesboro, Chowan University, Suffolk, Conway, and
Hunterdale around 235 PM EDT.
Como around 240 PM EDT.
Carrsville around 250 PM EDT.
Holland around 255 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by these storms include Milwaukee, Tunis,
Menola, Chowan Beach, Topsy, Suffolk Airport, Mapleton, Buckland,
Dort, and Union.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Northampton; Hertford; Gates; Southampton; Isle of Wight; Suffolk
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov