190  
WUUS51 KAKQ 162016  
SVRAKQ  
VAC073-103-115-119-162100-  
/O.NEW.KAKQ.SV.W.0005.260316T2016Z-260316T2100Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
416 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
CENTRAL GLOUCESTER COUNTY IN EASTERN VIRGINIA...  
SOUTHEASTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN EASTERN VIRGINIA...  
NORTHERN MATHEWS COUNTY IN EASTERN VIRGINIA...  
SOUTHEASTERN LANCASTER COUNTY IN EASTERN VIRGINIA...  
 
* UNTIL 500 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 415 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR HARTFIELD TO NEAR GLOUCESTER COURTHOUSE TO NEAR  
WICOMICO, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWERLINES.  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...  
GLOUCESTER COURTHOUSE, HARTFIELD, AND HAYES AROUND 420 PM EDT.  
WHITE STONE AROUND 425 PM EDT.  
KILMARNOCK AND BLAKES AROUND 430 PM EDT.  
DELTAVILLE AROUND 435 PM EDT.  
GWYNN AROUND 440 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE  
BEULAH, HARMONY VILLAGE, GRAFTON, HARCUM, CASH, AMBURG, CHRIST  
CHURCH, GREYS POINT, FORT NONSENSE, AND CLAY BANK.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR EASTERN  
VIRGINIA.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3756 7625 3752 7624 3728 7654 3739 7665  
3778 7639 3775 7636 3775 7634 3774 7633  
3774 7636 3771 7638 3771 7636 3769 7633  
3768 7631 3770 7631 3769 7630 3773 7633  
3764 7624 3762 7623  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 222DEG 37KT 3754 7652 3745 7659 3733 7657  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
EI  
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