Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 4:48PM EDT until July 18 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 18, 2026 - 1:48pm
Expires:
July 18, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
SVRAKQ
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
North central King and Queen County in east central Virginia...
Northwestern Northumberland County in eastern Virginia...
Richmond County in east central Virginia...
Westmoreland County in east central Virginia...
Central Essex County in east central Virginia...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 448 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Tappahannock,
moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Tappahannock and Warsaw around 455 PM EDT.
Hague around 515 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Beazley,
Currioman Landing, Threeway, Lottsburg, Mount Holly, Stratford Hall,
Lyells, Kennard, Mount Landing, and Westmoreland.
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:
Essex, VA; King and Queen, VA; Northumberland, VA; Richmond, VA; Westmoreland, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: