Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/05/2026 16:05

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 7:05PM EDT until July 5 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 5, 2026 - 4:05pm
Expires: 
July 5, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
SVRAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Caroline County in north central Virginia... Northwestern Essex County in east central Virginia... * Until 800 PM EDT. * At 704 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Kings Dominion to near Mangohick, moving north at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Milford around 720 PM EDT. Bowling Green around 725 PM EDT. Fort Walker around 745 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Rappahannock Academy, Sparta, Golansville, Gether, Villboro, Guinea, Corbin, Supply, Woodford, and Penola.
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: 
Caroline, VA; Essex, VA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wakefield VA