Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/27/2026 00:52

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 27 at 3:52AM EDT until July 27 at 4:15AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 27, 2026 - 12:52am
Expires: 
July 27, 2026 - 1:15am
Description: 
At 352 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Bon Air to near Bensley to Highland Springs, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. These severe storms will be near... Richmond, Chester, Highland Springs, Bellwood, Bensley, and Chesterfield Court House around 355 AM EDT. Hopewell and Bottoms Bridge around 405 AM EDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Richmond Heights, Orapax Farms, Elko, Midlothian, Montrose, Glendale, Sandston, Pocahontas State Park, Richmond International, and Fair Oaks.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Charles City, VA; Chesterfield, VA; Hanover, VA; Henrico, VA; New Kent, VA; City of Richmond, VA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wakefield VA