Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 08/07/2026 16:20

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 7:20PM EDT until August 7 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
August 7, 2026 - 4:20pm
Expires: 
August 7, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
SVRAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern King and Queen County in east central Virginia... South central Caroline County in north central Virginia... Northwestern King William County in east central Virginia... Central Hanover County in central Virginia... Central Essex County in east central Virginia... * Until 800 PM EDT. * At 720 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hanover, or near Ashland, moving east at 20 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... Mangohick around 725 PM EDT. Aylett around 745 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Enfield, Central Garage, Owenton, Upshaw, Etna Mills, Epworth, Biscoe, Calno, Rumford, and Pollards Corner.
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: 
Caroline, VA; Essex, VA; Hanover, VA; King and Queen, VA; King William, VA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov