North Carolina, Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 07/28/2026 18:48

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 28 at 9:48PM EDT until July 28 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
July 28, 2026 - 6:48pm
Expires: 
July 28, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 527 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA BERTIE CAMDEN CHOWAN CURRITUCK GATES HERTFORD PASQUOTANK PERQUIMANS IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 28 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA CHARLES CITY KING WILLIAM KING AND QUEEN NEW KENT IN EASTERN VIRGINIA MATHEWS MIDDLESEX NORTHAMPTON IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA CITY OF HOPEWELL CITY OF PETERSBURG PRINCE GEORGE IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA CITY OF CHESAPEAKE 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 GLOUCESTER ISLE OF WIGHT JAMES CITY SOUTHAMPTON SURRY SUSSEX YORK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AHOSKIE, BACONS CASTLE, BARHAM, BARNETTS, BAVON, BOOTH FORK, BOTTOMS BRIDGE, BOWERS HILL, BOYKINS, BROWNS CORNER, BUSCH GARDENS, CAPE CHARLES, CAPE COLONY, CENTERVILLE, CHESAPEAKE AIRPORT, CHIPPOKES STATE PARK, CHRISTENSONS CORNER, CLANCIE, COLONIAL HEIGHTS, COURTLAND, CROAKER, CURRITUCK, DEEP CREEK, DRAGONVILLE, EDENHOUSE, EDENTON, ELIZABETH CITY, EWELL, EXMORE, FENTRESS, FIVE FORKS, FORT LEE, FRANKLIN, GATESVILLE, GLOUCESTER POINT, GREAT BRIDGE, GREENBRIER, GRESSIT, GROVE, GWALTNEY CORNER, HAMPTON, HANCOCK, HERTFORD, HOG ISLAND GAME RESERVE, HOPEWELL, HORSESHOE, HUNTERDALE, IVOR, KING AND QUEEN COURT HOUSE, LILLY, LITTLE PLYMOUTH, MACEDONIA, MASCOT, MATTAPONI, MAVATON, MERRY HILL, MIDWAY, MOUNT PLEASANT, MOUNTCASTLE, NEW KENT AIRPORT, NEW POINT, NEW POINT COMFORT, NEWPORT NEWS, NORFOLK, ORAPAX FARMS, PEARY, PETERSBURG, POOLESVILLE, POQUOSON, PORTSMOUTH, QUINTON, QUITSNA, ROXBURY, SAINT JOHNS, SHARON, SMITHFIELD, SUFFOLK, TALLEYSVILLE, URBANNA, VALHALLA, VIRGINIA BEACH, WAKEFIELD, WAVERLY, WAYSIDE, WEST POINT, WILLIAMSBURG, WINDSOR, AND YORKTOWN.
Area Description: 
Bertie, NC; Camden, NC; Chowan, NC; Currituck, NC; Gates, NC; Hertford, NC; Pasquotank, NC; Perquimans, NC; Charles City, VA; Gloucester, VA; Isle of Wight, VA; James City, VA; King and Queen, VA; King William, VA; Mathews, VA; Middlesex, VA; New Kent, VA; Northampton, VA; Prince George, VA; Southampton, VA; Surry, VA; Sussex, VA; York, VA; City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Colonial Heights, 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 Suffolk, VA; City of Virginia Beach, VA; City of Williamsburg, VA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov