Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 6:45PM EDT until August 10 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 10, 2026 - 3:45pm
Expires:
August 10, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description:
At 645 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Rescue, or near
Christopher Newport University, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Newport News, Hampton, Hampton University, Christopher Newport
University, Northampton, Beaconsdale, Fort Monroe, Hilton Village,
Raleigh Terrace, and Phoebus.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
City of Hampton, VA; City of Newport News, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov