Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 5:28PM EDT until July 18 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 18, 2026 - 2:28pm
Expires:
July 18, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
SVRAKQ
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northumberland County in eastern Virginia...
Richmond County in east central Virginia...
Westmoreland County in east central Virginia...
North central Essex County in east central Virginia...
Lancaster County in eastern Virginia...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 527 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Montross to near Lewisetta to near Lancaster,
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Kilmarnock, Fair Port, Coles Point, and Wicomico Church around 535
PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Byrdton, Currioman Landing, Threeway, Lottsburg, Regina, Mollusk,
Senora, Avalon, Mount Holly, and Brook Vale.
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; Lancaster, VA; Northumberland, VA; Richmond, VA; Westmoreland, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: