Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 6 at 5:25PM EDT until July 6 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 6, 2026 - 2:25pm
Expires:
July 6, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
At 525 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Princess Anne to near Back Bay to near Knotts
Island, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
These severe storms will be near...
Virginia Beach, Knotts Island, and Princess Anne around 530 PM
EDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include South
Norfolk, Rudee Heights, Portlock, Mount Pleasant, Sigma, Sandbridge
Beach, Oceana NAS, Munden, Macons Corner, and Pungo.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Currituck, NC; City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Virginia Beach, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: