Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 09/02/2026 14:57

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 2 at 5:57PM EDT until September 2 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
September 2, 2026 - 2:57pm
Expires: 
September 2, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description: 
At 557 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Stony Creek, or 9 miles southeast of Dinwiddie, moving south at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of west central Sussex and southeastern Dinwiddie Counties, including the following locations... Wharfs Store and Cherry Hill.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Dinwiddie, VA; Sussex, VA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov