Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 4 at 7:14PM EDT until September 4 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 4, 2026 - 4:14pm
Expires:
September 4, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
SVRAKQ
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
North central Hertford County in northeastern North Carolina...
Northwestern Gates County in northeastern North Carolina...
The City of Franklin in southeastern Virginia...
Southwestern Isle of Wight County in southeastern Virginia...
Southeastern Southampton County in southeastern Virginia...
The southwestern City of Suffolk in southeastern Virginia...
* Until 800 PM EDT.
* At 714 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Como, or 7
miles southwest of Franklin, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Suffolk around 720 PM EDT.
Franklin around 725 PM EDT.
Holland around 755 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Handsom,
Lummis, Drum Hill, Cleopus, Dort, Somerton, Riddicksville, Collosse,
Sunbeam, and Lees Mill.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Please report severe weather by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the
NWS Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
Area Description:
Gates, NC; Hertford, NC; Isle of Wight, VA; Southampton, VA; City of Franklin, VA; City of Suffolk, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov