Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 4:59PM EDT until July 18 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 18, 2026 - 1:59pm
Expires:
July 18, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
SVRAKQ
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Middlesex County in eastern Virginia...
Northeastern King and Queen County in east central Virginia...
Northumberland County in eastern Virginia...
Southeastern Richmond County in east central Virginia...
Southeastern Essex County in east central Virginia...
Northern Lancaster County in eastern Virginia...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 458 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Center Cross,
or 8 miles west of Robley, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Robley, Sharps, and Morattico around 505 PM EDT.
Farnham around 510 PM EDT.
Heathsville around 525 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Regina,
Avalon, Brook Vale, Nuttsville, Ino, Reedville, Belle Isle State
Park, Edwardsville, Tidewater, and Middletons Corner.
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; Lancaster, VA; Middlesex, VA; Northumberland, VA; Richmond, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: