988
WWUS51 KAKQ 161701
SVSAKQ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
101 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NCC041-143-161715-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260316T1715Z/
PERQUIMANS NC-CHOWAN NC-
101 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN PERQUIMANS AND SOUTHEASTERN CHOWAN COUNTIES...
AT 101 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SNUG HARBOR, OR NEAR 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 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.
LAT...LON 3606 7657 3623 7651 3614 7628 3608 7640
3608 7645 3607 7642 3606 7644 3604 7653
TIME...MOT...LOC 1701Z 222DEG 29KT 3609 7651
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
WRAY
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