Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Isle of Wight, VA; York, VA; City of Hampton, VA +5 more

Official alert brief

SVRAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... The City of Norfolk in southeastern Virginia... The City of Poquoson in southeastern Virginia... East central Isle of Wight County in southeastern Virginia... The northern City of Portsmouth in southeastern Virginia... The northeastern City of Suffolk in southeastern Virginia... Southeastern York County in southeastern Virginia... The City of Hampton in southeastern Virginia... The City of Newport News in southeastern Virginia... * Until 1115 PM EDT. * At 1023 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Lee Hall to near Rescue to near Smithfield, 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... Newport News, Hampton, Smithfield, Christopher Newport University, Patrick Henry Field, Seaford, Suffolk, Northampton, Rescue, and Tabb around 1030 PM EDT. Hampton University and Langley AFB around 1035 PM EDT. Portsmouth, Fort Monroe, and Buckroe Beach around 1040 PM EDT. Norfolk and Grand View around 1045 PM EDT. Norfolk NAS around 1050 PM EDT. Ocean View around 1055 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Fox Hill, Carrollton, Phoebus, Langley View, Longview, Benns Church, Oriana, Huntersville, Wills Corner, and Hilton Village.

Instructions

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. 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.