Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 07/28/2026 15:50

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 28 at 6:50PM EDT until July 28 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
July 28, 2026 - 3:50pm
Expires: 
July 28, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 527 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 23 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA CHARLES CITY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA CITY OF HOPEWELL CITY OF PETERSBURG PRINCE GEORGE IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA CITY OF CHESAPEAKE CITY OF EMPORIA CITY OF FRANKLIN CITY OF HAMPTON CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS CITY OF NORFOLK CITY OF POQUOSON CITY OF PORTSMOUTH CITY OF SUFFOLK CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG GREENSVILLE ISLE OF WIGHT JAMES CITY SOUTHAMPTON SURRY SUSSEX YORK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BACONS CASTLE, BARHAM, BARNETTS, BOOTH FORK, BOWERS HILL, BOYKINS, BUFFORD CROSSROADS, BUSCH GARDENS, CENTERVILLE, CHESAPEAKE AIRPORT, CHIPPOKES STATE PARK, CHRISTENSONS CORNER, CLARESVILLE, COLONIAL HEIGHTS, COURTLAND, COWIE CORNER, CROAKER, DEEP CREEK, DURAND, EMPORIA, EMPORIA AIRPORT, EMPORIA RESERVOIR, EWELL, FENTRESS, FIVE FORKS, FORT LEE, FRANKLIN, GREAT BRIDGE, GREEN PLAIN, GREENBRIER, GROVE, GWALTNEY CORNER, HAMPTON, HOG ISLAND GAME RESERVE, HOPEWELL, HUNTERDALE, IVOR, MOUNT PLEASANT, NEWPORT NEWS, NORFOLK, PETERSBURG, POOLESVILLE, POQUOSON, PORTSMOUTH, ROXBURY, SMITHFIELD, SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA BEACH, WAKEFIELD, WAVERLY, WAYSIDE, WILLIAMSBURG, AND YORKTOWN.
Area Description: 
Charles City, VA; Greensville, VA; Isle of Wight, VA; James City, VA; Prince George, VA; Southampton, VA; Surry, VA; Sussex, VA; York, VA; City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Colonial Heights, VA; City of Emporia, VA; City of Franklin, VA; City of Hampton, VA; City of Hopewell, VA; City of Newport News, VA; City of Norfolk, VA; City of Petersburg, VA; City of Poquoson, VA; City of Portsmouth, VA; City of Suffolk, VA; City of Virginia Beach, VA; City of Williamsburg, VA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov