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WFUS51 KAKQ 161651
TORAKQ
NCC041-143-161715-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.TO.W.0001.260316T1651Z-260316T1715Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1251 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN PERQUIMANS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEASTERN CHOWAN COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 115 PM EDT.
* AT 1251 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER CAPE COLONY, OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
HERTFORD, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
HERTFORD, BURGESS, AND SNUG HARBOR AROUND 105 PM EDT.
WINFALL AROUND 110 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE SAINT
JOHNS, YEOPIM STATION, BEACH SPRINGS, LIGHT NIXON FORK, SOMERSET, AND
HOLIDAY ISLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY CALLING 757-899-2415, POSTING TO THE
NWS WAKEFIELD FACEBOOK PAGE, OR USING X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
LAT...LON 3601 7658 3603 7660 3605 7661 3606 7662
3605 7662 3604 7664 3605 7664 3623 7651
3614 7628 3608 7640 3608 7645 3607 7642
3601 7654
TIME...MOT...LOC 1651Z 222DEG 29KT 3603 7658
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
WRAY
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