Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 5:11PM EDT until September 5 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 5, 2026 - 2:11pm
Expires:
September 5, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
SVRAKQ
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
South central Mecklenburg County in south central Virginia...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 511 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast
of Clarksville, or 16 miles south of Chase City, moving southeast
at 5 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 remain over mainly rural areas of
south central Mecklenburg County, including the following
locations... Eppes Fork, John H Kerr Reservoir, Richardson, Keats,
and Palmer Springs.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
If on or near Lake Kerr, get away from the water and move indoors or
inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Please report severe weather by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the
NWS Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
Area Description:
Mecklenburg, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov