778  
WWUS51 KAKQ 162039  
SVSAKQ  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
439 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
VAC073-162048-  
/O.CAN.KAKQ.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260316T2100Z/  
GLOUCESTER VA-  
439 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN GLOUCESTER COUNTY IS  
CANCELLED...  
 
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED  
AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR EASTERN  
VIRGINIA.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3756 7625 3754 7625 3745 7637 3773 7641  
3776 7637 3775 7636 3775 7634 3774 7633  
3774 7636 3771 7637 3768 7631 3770 7630  
3764 7624 3762 7623  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 223DEG 39KT 3772 7632 3761 7633 3751 7637  
 

 
 
VAC103-115-119-162100-  
/O.CON.KAKQ.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260316T2100Z/  
MIDDLESEX VA-MATHEWS VA-LANCASTER VA-  
439 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MIDDLESEX...NORTH CENTRAL MATHEWS AND SOUTHEASTERN  
LANCASTER COUNTIES...  
 
AT 438 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR KILMARNOCK TO NEAR DELTAVILLE TO BLAKES, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWERLINES.  
 
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...  
DELTAVILLE AROUND 445 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE  
AMBURG, FOXWELLS, AND HARDYVILLE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR EASTERN  
VIRGINIA.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3756 7625 3754 7625 3745 7637 3773 7641  
3776 7637 3775 7636 3775 7634 3774 7633  
3774 7636 3771 7637 3768 7631 3770 7630  
3764 7624 3762 7623  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 223DEG 39KT 3772 7632 3761 7633 3751 7637  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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