Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/28/2026 17:16

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 8:16PM EDT until July 28 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 28, 2026 - 5:16pm
Expires: 
July 28, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
SVRAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Gloucester County in southeastern Virginia... Middlesex County in eastern Virginia... Southeastern King and Queen County in east central Virginia... Central Northumberland County in eastern Virginia... Southeastern Richmond County in east central Virginia... Southeastern Essex County in east central Virginia... Lancaster County in eastern Virginia... * Until 900 PM EDT. * At 816 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sharps, or 8 miles west of Robley, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and powerlines. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Jamaica around 825 PM EDT. Urbanna around 840 PM EDT. Saluda around 850 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Byrdton, Mollusk, Senora, Upright, Nuttsville, Harmony Village, Bertrand, Brook Vale, Ino, and Cash.
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: 
Essex, VA; Gloucester, VA; King and Queen, VA; Lancaster, VA; Middlesex, VA; Northumberland, VA; Richmond, VA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov