Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 10 at 5:25PM EDT until July 10 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 10, 2026 - 2:25pm
Expires:
July 10, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
SVRAKQ
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Northampton County in northeastern North Carolina...
Southwestern Greensville County in southeastern Virginia...
Southeastern Mecklenburg County in south central Virginia...
Southern Brunswick County in south central Virginia...
* Until 615 PM EDT.
* At 523 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ebony, or 9
miles south of Brodnax, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Gasburg around 530 PM EDT.
Barley around 545 PM EDT.
Gaston around 600 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Ante,
Brink, Gum Forks, Triplet, Bowens Corner, Henrico, White Plains,
Vultare, Valentines, and Slates Corner.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
If on or near John Kerr Reservoir or Lake Gaston, get away from the
water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can
strike out to 15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to
safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Please report severe weather by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the
NWS Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
Area Description:
Northampton, NC; Brunswick, VA; Greensville, VA; Mecklenburg, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: