Virginia Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/25/2026 16:30

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 25 at 7:30PM EDT until April 25 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 25, 2026 - 4:30pm
Expires: 
April 25, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description: 
SVRAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... The City of Franklin in southeastern Virginia... Southern Southampton County in southeastern Virginia... * Until 815 PM EDT. * At 730 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Boykins, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Newsoms around 745 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Sunbeam, Handsom, Riverdale, Drewryville, Shiloh, Story, Worrell, and Capron.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Please report severe weather by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
Area Description: 
Southampton, VA; City of Franklin, VA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wakefield VA