Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 22 at 10:24PM EDT until June 22 at 11:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 22, 2026 - 7:24pm
Expires:
June 22, 2026 - 8:15pm
Description:
SVRAKQ
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
The City of Norfolk in southeastern Virginia...
The City of Poquoson in southeastern Virginia...
East central Isle of Wight County in southeastern Virginia...
The northern City of Portsmouth in southeastern Virginia...
The northeastern City of Suffolk in southeastern Virginia...
Southeastern York County in southeastern Virginia...
The City of Hampton in southeastern Virginia...
The City of Newport News in southeastern Virginia...
* Until 1115 PM EDT.
* At 1023 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Lee Hall to near Rescue to near Smithfield,
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Newport News, Hampton, Smithfield, Christopher Newport University,
Patrick Henry Field, Seaford, Suffolk, Northampton, Rescue, and
Tabb around 1030 PM EDT.
Hampton University and Langley AFB around 1035 PM EDT.
Portsmouth, Fort Monroe, and Buckroe Beach around 1040 PM EDT.
Norfolk and Grand View around 1045 PM EDT.
Norfolk NAS around 1050 PM EDT.
Ocean View around 1055 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Fox
Hill, Carrollton, Phoebus, Langley View, Longview, Benns Church,
Oriana, Huntersville, Wills Corner, and Hilton Village.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
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:
Isle of Wight, VA; York, VA; City of Hampton, VA; City of Newport News, VA; City of Norfolk, VA; City of Poquoson, VA; City of Portsmouth, VA; City of Suffolk, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov