Virginia Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 05/27/2026 11:30

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 27 at 2:30PM EDT until May 27 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 27, 2026 - 11:30am
Expires: 
May 27, 2026 - 12:15pm
Description: 
SVRAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northumberland County in eastern Virginia... Southeastern Richmond County in east central Virginia... Southeastern Westmoreland County in east central Virginia... Northern Lancaster County in eastern Virginia... * Until 315 PM EDT. * At 230 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Haynesville, or near Callao, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and powerlines. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Callao and Kinsale around 235 PM EDT. Lewisetta and Heathsville around 240 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Byrdton, Lottsburg, Regina, Avalon, Brook Vale, Nuttsville, Reedville, Belle Isle State Park, Edwardsville, and Tidewater.
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: 
Lancaster, VA; Northumberland, VA; Richmond, VA; Westmoreland, VA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wakefield VA