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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Isle of Wight, VA; City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Newport News, VA +1 more

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What is happening

At 302 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Smithfield, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. This severe storm will be near... Suffolk and Crittenden around 310 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by...

What the bulletin says to do

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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Bulletin details

At 302 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Smithfield, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. This severe storm will be near... Suffolk and Crittenden around 310 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Hobson, Carrollton, Longview, Benns Church, Wills Corner, Huntersville, Deanes, and Chuckatuck.

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  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 3:04PM EDT until August 20 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

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  2. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 2:36PM EDT until August 20 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

    Official revision

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Wakefield VA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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