Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 23 at 2:34PM EDT until June 23 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 23, 2026 - 11:34am
Expires:
June 23, 2026 - 12:15pm
Description:
SVRAKQ
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
The City of Norfolk in southeastern Virginia...
The northwestern City of Chesapeake in southeastern Virginia...
The City of Portsmouth in southeastern Virginia...
The northeastern City of Suffolk in southeastern Virginia...
The northwestern City of Virginia Beach in southeastern Virginia...
* Until 315 PM EDT.
* At 234 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Portsmouth,
or over Churchland, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Downtown Norfolk, Old Dominion University, Downtown Portsmouth,
Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Ghent, and Norview
around 240 PM EDT.
Norfolk NAS around 245 PM EDT.
Virginia Beach, Ocean View, and Norfolk International around 250
PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include
Huntersville, South Norfolk, Bayside, Deanes, Willoughby Spit, and
Wards Corner.
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:
City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Norfolk, VA; City of Portsmouth, VA; City of Suffolk, VA; City of Virginia Beach, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: