Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 22 at 10:06PM EDT until June 22 at 10:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 22, 2026 - 7:06pm
Expires:
June 22, 2026 - 7:30pm
Description:
At 1006 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles southwest of Fort Eustis to near Isle Of Wight
to near Windsor, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
These severe storms will be near...
Newport News, Smithfield, Suffolk, Rescue, and Kings Fork around
1010 PM EDT.
Christopher Newport University, Beaconsdale, Driver, and
Crittenden around 1015 PM EDT.
Hampton and Northampton around 1020 PM EDT.
Langley AFB around 1025 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Rushmere, Pons, Carrollton, Longview, Benns Church, Huntersville,
Bethel Church, Hilton Village, Chuckatuck, and Wilroy.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Isle of Wight, VA; Southampton, VA; Surry, VA; York, VA; City of Hampton, VA; City of Newport News, VA; City of Suffolk, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: