Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 5:40PM EDT until July 18 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 18, 2026 - 2:40pm
Expires:
July 18, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
SVRAKQ
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
East central Louisa County in central Virginia...
Northwestern King and Queen County in east central Virginia...
Northwestern Westmoreland County in east central Virginia...
Caroline County in north central Virginia...
Northwestern King William County in east central Virginia...
Northwestern Hanover County in central Virginia...
Northwestern Essex County in east central Virginia...
* Until 615 PM EDT.
* At 540 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Leedstown to near Montpelier, moving east at 40
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Loretto and Leedstown around 545 PM EDT.
Kings Dominion around 550 PM EDT.
Dawn around 555 PM EDT.
Newtown around 605 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Beazley, Chilesburg, Golansville, Hustle, Guinea, Corbin, Elevon,
Supply, Penola, and Nancy Wrights 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:
Caroline, VA; Essex, VA; Hanover, VA; King and Queen, VA; King William, VA; Louisa, VA; Westmoreland, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: