Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 5:50PM EDT until July 18 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 18, 2026 - 2:50pm
Expires:
July 18, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
SVRAKQ
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Mecklenburg County in south central Virginia...
Southern Lunenburg County in south central Virginia...
* Until 630 PM EDT.
* At 549 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Wylliesburg to near Hitesburg, moving east at
25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. A wind gust to 62 mph was reported in
South Boston with this storm.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Chase City and Clarksville around 555 PM EDT.
Kells Corner around 605 PM EDT.
Boydton around 610 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Bacons
Fork, Wilburn, Spanish Grove, Gills Corner, Beechwood, Finchley,
Finneywood, Forksville, Fairview, and Rogers 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:
Lunenburg, VA; Mecklenburg, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: