Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/18/2026 13:27

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 4:27PM EDT until July 18 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 18, 2026 - 1:27pm
Expires: 
July 18, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description: 
SVRAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Westmoreland County in east central Virginia... Northeastern Caroline County in north central Virginia... Northwestern Essex County in east central Virginia... * Until 515 PM EDT. * At 427 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bowling Green, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Bowling Green and Fort Walker around 435 PM EDT. Port Royal around 455 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Rappahannock Academy, Villboro, Hustle, Rollins Fork, Potomac Beach, Guinea, Corbin, Oak Grove, Supply, and Woodford.
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; Westmoreland, VA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wakefield VA