Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 9:19PM EDT until July 28 at 9:45PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 28, 2026 - 6:19pm
Expires:
July 28, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description:
At 918 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Virginia
Wesleyan University, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
This severe storm will be near...
Virginia Beach and Kempsville around 925 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include
Greenbrier, Bayside, Oceana, Wards Corner, Princess Anne Plaza, North
Virginia Beach, Oceana NAS, Gallups Corner, and London Bridge.
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.
Area Description:
City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Norfolk, VA; City of Portsmouth, VA; City of Virginia Beach, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov