Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 4:18PM EDT until July 18 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 18, 2026 - 1:18pm
Expires:
July 18, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
At 417 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Studley to Fort Lee, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
These severe storms will be near...
Hopewell, Prince George, Jordans Point, Manquin, Tunstall, and
Bottoms Bridge around 425 PM EDT.
Roxbury around 430 PM EDT.
Talleysville and Garysville around 435 PM EDT.
King William and Adkins Store around 440 PM EDT.
Charles City and Providence Forge around 445 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Chickahominy Shore, Wayside, Birchett Estate, Mountcastle, Elko,
Jordan Point Country Club, Cohoke, Montrose, Petersburg National
Battlefield, and Sandston.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Charles City, VA; Chesterfield, VA; Essex, VA; Hanover, VA; Henrico, VA; King and Queen, VA; King William, VA; New Kent, VA; Prince George, VA; City of Colonial Heights, VA; City of Hopewell, VA; City of Petersburg, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: