Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 07/28/2026 18:03

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 28 at 9:03PM EDT until July 28 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
July 28, 2026 - 6:03pm
Expires: 
July 28, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 527, PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING, IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 39 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA CHESTERFIELD CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS CITY OF RICHMOND HANOVER HENRICO IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA CHARLES CITY ESSEX KING WILLIAM KING AND QUEEN NEW KENT RICHMOND WESTMORELAND IN EASTERN VIRGINIA LANCASTER MATHEWS MIDDLESEX NORTHAMPTON NORTHUMBERLAND IN NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA CAROLINE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA CITY OF HOPEWELL CITY OF PETERSBURG PRINCE GEORGE IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA ACCOMACK CITY OF CHESAPEAKE 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 GLOUCESTER ISLE OF WIGHT JAMES CITY SOUTHAMPTON SURRY SUSSEX YORK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BACONS CASTLE, BARHAM, BARNETTS, BAVON, BEACH, BON AIR, BOOTH FORK, BOTTOMS BRIDGE, BOWERS HILL, BOYKINS, BRAYS FORK, BROWNS CORNER, BURRUSS CORNER, BUSCH GARDENS, CAPE CHARLES, CARET, CEDAR FORK, CENTER CROSS, CENTERVILLE, CHAMPLAIN, CHESAPEAKE AIRPORT, CHESTER, CHESTERFIELD, CHINCOTEAGUE, CHIPPOKES STATE PARK, CHRISTENSONS CORNER, CLANCIE, COLONIAL BEACH, COLONIAL HEIGHTS, CORBIN, COURTLAND, CROAKER, DAWN, DEEP CREEK, DRAGONVILLE, DUNBROOKE, DUNNSVILLE, EWELL, EXMORE, FENTRESS, FIVE FORKS, FORT LEE, FRANKLIN, GLEN ALLEN, GLOUCESTER POINT, GREAT BRIDGE, GREENBACKVILLE, GREENBRIER, GRESSIT, GROVE, GWALTNEY CORNER, HAMPTON, HOG ISLAND GAME RESERVE, HOPEWELL, HORNTOWN, HOWERTONS, HUNTERDALE, IVOR, KILMARNOCK, KING AND QUEEN COURT HOUSE, LANCASTER, LEWISETTA, LITTLE PLYMOUTH, MASCOT, MATTAPONI, MEADOWVILLE, MECHANICSVILLE, MIDLOTHIAN, MOSELEY, MOUNT PLEASANT, MOUNTCASTLE, NEW CHURCH, NEW KENT AIRPORT, NEW POINT, NEW POINT COMFORT, NEWPORT NEWS, NORFOLK, ONANCOCK, ORAPAX FARMS, PEARY, PETERSBURG, POOLESVILLE, POQUOSON, PORTSMOUTH, QUINTON, RICHMOND, ROXBURY, SANDSTON, SMITHFIELD, SUFFOLK, TALLEYSVILLE, URBANNA, VIRGINIA BEACH, WAKEFIELD, WARSAW, WAVERLY, WAYSIDE, WEST POINT, WILLIAMSBURG, AND YORKTOWN.
Area Description: 
Accomack, VA; Caroline, VA; Charles City, VA; Chesterfield, VA; Essex, VA; Gloucester, VA; Hanover, VA; Henrico, VA; Isle of Wight, VA; James City, VA; King and Queen, VA; King William, VA; Lancaster, VA; Mathews, VA; Middlesex, VA; New Kent, VA; Northampton, VA; Northumberland, VA; Prince George, VA; Richmond, VA; Southampton, VA; Surry, VA; Sussex, VA; Westmoreland, VA; York, VA; City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Colonial Heights, 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 Richmond, 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