Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 4:57PM EDT until July 18 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 18, 2026 - 1:57pm
Expires:
July 18, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
SVRAKQ
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Westmoreland County in east central Virginia...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 457 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Leedstown, or
near Colonial Beach, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northwestern Westmoreland County, including the following
locations... Lerty, Oak Grove, Peeds, Potomac Beach, Potomac Mills,
and Westmoreland State.
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:
Westmoreland, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: