Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 08/10/2026 15:29

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 10 at 6:29PM EDT until August 10 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
August 10, 2026 - 3:29pm
Expires: 
August 10, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 558 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 20 COUNTIES IN EASTERN VIRGINIA NORTHAMPTON IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA BRUNSWICK LUNENBURG MECKLENBURG 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 GREENSVILLE ISLE OF WIGHT SOUTHAMPTON SURRY SUSSEX YORK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANTE, BACONS CASTLE, BARHAM, BOOTH FORK, BOWERS HILL, BOYKINS, BRUNSWICK, BUFFORD CROSSROADS, CAPE CHARLES, CHASE CITY, CHESAPEAKE AIRPORT, CHIPPOKES STATE PARK, CLARESVILLE, CLARKSVILLE, COURTLAND, COWIE CORNER, DEEP CREEK, DURAND, EDGERTON, EMPORIA, EMPORIA AIRPORT, EMPORIA RESERVOIR, EXMORE, FENTRESS, FRANKLIN, GREAT BRIDGE, GREEN PLAIN, GREENBRIER, GWALTNEY CORNER, HAMPTON, HOG ISLAND GAME RESERVE, HUNTERDALE, IVOR, KENBRIDGE, LAWRENCEVILLE, MOUNT PLEASANT, NEWPORT NEWS, NORFOLK, POOLESVILLE, POQUOSON, PORTSMOUTH, SMITHFIELD, SOUTH HILL, SUFFOLK, TRIPLET, VALENTINES, VICTORIA, VIRGINIA BEACH, WAKEFIELD, WAVERLY, WHITE PLAINS, AND YORKTOWN.
Area Description: 
Brunswick, VA; Greensville, VA; Isle of Wight, VA; Lunenburg, VA; Mecklenburg, VA; Northampton, VA; Southampton, VA; Surry, VA; Sussex, VA; York, VA; City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Emporia, VA; City of Franklin, VA; City of Hampton, VA; City of Newport News, VA; City of Norfolk, VA; City of Poquoson, VA; City of Portsmouth, VA; City of Suffolk, VA; City of Virginia Beach, VA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov