Special Weather Statement 11/20/2024 20:57 for North Carolina, Virginia areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued November 20 at 11:57PM EST by NWS Wakefield VA
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
November 20, 2024 - 8:57pm
Expires: 
November 20, 2024 - 9:45pm
Description: 
At 1156 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a cold front with strong winds behind it along a line extending from 15 miles southeast of Cape Charles to near South Mills to near Plymouth. Movement was southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Virginia Beach, Elizabeth City, Camden, Elizabeth City State University, Chesapeake, Burgess, Back Bay, Snug Harbor, Nixonton, and Moyock around 1200 AM EST. Currituck, Weeksville, Whitehall Shores, and Indiantown around 1205 AM EST. Knotts Island and Shiloh around 1210 AM EST. Old Trap around 1215 AM EST. Corolla around 1220 AM EST. Grandy around 1225 AM EST. Sanderling and Point Harbor around 1235 AM EST. Other locations impacted by these storms include South Norfolk, Rudee Heights, Portlock, Poplar Branch, Pierceville, Spot, Saint Johns, Parkville, Yeopim Station, and Pungo.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Gates; Pasquotank; Camden; Western Currituck; Bertie; Chowan; Perquimans; Eastern Currituck; Norfolk/Portsmouth; Chesapeake; Virginia Beach
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wakefield VA