Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 22 at 5:44AM EDT until July 22 at 6:15AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 22, 2026 - 2:44am
Expires:
July 22, 2026 - 3:15am
Description:
At 543 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Chesterfield
Court House, or 7 miles west of Chester, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
This severe storm will be near...
Chester, Bellwood, and Chesterfield Court House around 550 AM EDT.
Hopewell and Colonial Heights around 555 AM EDT.
Jordans Point around 600 AM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include
Pocahontas State Park, Beach, Winterpock, Meadowville, Wayside,
Birchett Estate, Varina, Jordan Point Country Club, Drewrys Bluff,
and Petersburg National Battlefield.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Charles City, VA; Chesterfield, VA; Henrico, VA; Prince George, VA; City of Colonial Heights, VA; City of Hopewell, VA; City of Petersburg, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: