Maryland, Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 07/09/2026 11:31

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 9 at 2:31PM EDT until July 9 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
July 9, 2026 - 11:31am
Expires: 
July 9, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 474 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MARYLAND DORCHESTER SOMERSET WICOMICO WORCESTER IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 17 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA CITY OF RICHMOND FLUVANNA GOOCHLAND HANOVER HENRICO LOUISA IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA ESSEX KING WILLIAM KING AND QUEEN NEW KENT RICHMOND WESTMORELAND IN EASTERN VIRGINIA LANCASTER MIDDLESEX NORTHUMBERLAND IN NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA CAROLINE IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA ACCOMACK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BOTTOMS BRIDGE, BRAYS FORK, BROWNS CORNER, BURRUSS CORNER, CAMBRIDGE, CARET, CEDAR FORK, CENTER CROSS, CHAMPLAIN, CHINCOTEAGUE, CLANCIE, COLONIAL BEACH, CORBIN, CRISFIELD, DAWN, DRAGONVILLE, DUNBROOKE, DUNNSVILLE, GLEN ALLEN, GOOCHLAND, GREENBACKVILLE, GRESSIT, HORNTOWN, HOWERTONS, KILMARNOCK, KING AND QUEEN COURT HOUSE, LAKE MONTICELLO, LANCASTER, LEWISETTA, LITTLE PLYMOUTH, LOUISA, MASCOT, MATTAPONI, MECHANICSVILLE, MINERAL, MOUNTCASTLE, NEW CHURCH, NEW KENT AIRPORT, OCEAN CITY, ONANCOCK, ORAPAX FARMS, PRINCESS ANNE, QUINTON, RICHMOND, SALISBURY, SANDSTON, TALLEYSVILLE, URBANNA, WARSAW, AND WEST POINT.
Area Description: 
Dorchester, MD; Somerset, MD; Wicomico, MD; Worcester, MD; Accomack, VA; Caroline, VA; Essex, VA; Fluvanna, VA; Goochland, VA; Hanover, VA; Henrico, VA; King and Queen, VA; King William, VA; Lancaster, VA; Louisa, VA; Middlesex, VA; New Kent, VA; Northumberland, VA; Richmond, VA; Westmoreland, VA; City of Richmond, VA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wakefield VA