820
WFUS51 KAKQ 161859
TORAKQ
NCC029-139-143-161930-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.TO.W.0002.260316T1859Z-260316T1930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
259 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL CAMDEN COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
CENTRAL PASQUOTANK COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEASTERN PERQUIMANS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 330 PM EDT.
* AT 259 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SNUG HARBOR, OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HERTFORD,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 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...
NIXONTON AROUND 305 PM EDT.
ELIZABETH CITY AROUND 310 PM EDT.
CAMDEN, ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY, AND WHITEHALL SHORES
AROUND 315 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE BOB
WHITE FORK, BELCROSS, HOLIDAY ISLAND, RABBIT CORNER, SYMONDS CREEK,
WOODVILLE, OKISKO, FORESTBURG, PASQUOTANK, AND JACOCKS.
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 3608 7645 3640 7631 3635 7608 3635 7606
3634 7604 3610 7629 3610 7630 3609 7631
3608 7633 3609 7633 3609 7637 3608 7638
3608 7641 3607 7642
TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 213DEG 46KT 3609 7638
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
WRAY
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page