039  
WWUS61 KAKQ 170015  
WCNAKQ  
 
WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 71  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
815 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
MDC019-039-045-047-NCC015-029-041-053-073-091-131-139-143-VAC001-  
033-036-041-053-057-073-081-085-087-093-095-097-101-103-115-119-  
127-131-133-149-159-175-181-183-193-199-550-570-595-620-650-670-  
700-710-730-735-740-760-800-810-830-170400-  
/O.NEW.KAKQ.SV.A.0071.260317T0015Z-260317T0400Z/  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH  
71 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS  
 
IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES  
 
IN SOUTHEAST MARYLAND  
 
DORCHESTER SOMERSET WICOMICO  
WORCESTER  
 
IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES  
 
IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA  
 
BERTIE CAMDEN CHOWAN  
CURRITUCK GATES HERTFORD  
NORTHAMPTON PASQUOTANK PERQUIMANS  
 
IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 42 COUNTIES  
 
IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA  
 
CHESTERFIELD CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS  
CITY OF RICHMOND HANOVER HENRICO  
 
IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA  
 
CHARLES CITY ESSEX KING WILLIAM  
KING AND QUEEN NEW KENT RICHMOND  
WESTMORELAND  
 
IN EASTERN VIRGINIA  
 
LANCASTER MATHEWS MIDDLESEX  
NORTHAMPTON NORTHUMBERLAND  
 
IN NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA  
 
CAROLINE  
 
IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA  
 
CITY OF HOPEWELL CITY OF PETERSBURG DINWIDDIE  
PRINCE GEORGE  
 
IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA  
 
ACCOMACK CITY OF CHESAPEAKE CITY OF EMPORIA  
CITY OF FRANKLIN CITY OF HAMPTON CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS  
CITY OF NORFOLK CITY OF POQUOSON CITY OF PORTSMOUTH  
CITY OF SUFFOLK CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH  
CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG GLOUCESTER GREENSVILLE  
ISLE OF WIGHT JAMES CITY SOUTHAMPTON  
SURRY SUSSEX YORK  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AHOSKIE, BACONS CASTLE, BARHAM,  
BARNETTS, BAVON, BEACH, BON AIR, BOOTH FORK, BOTTOMS BRIDGE,  
BOWERS HILL, BOYKINS, BRAYS FORK, BROWNS CORNER, BRYANTOWN,  
BUFFORD CROSSROADS, BURRUSS CORNER, BUSCH GARDENS, CAMBRIDGE,  
CAPE CHARLES, CAPE COLONY, CARET, CEDAR FORK, CENTER CROSS,  
CENTERVILLE, CHAMPLAIN, CHESAPEAKE AIRPORT, CHESTER,  
CHESTERFIELD, CHINCOTEAGUE, CHIPPOKES STATE PARK,  
CHRISTENSONS CORNER, CLANCIE, CLARESVILLE, COLONIAL BEACH,  
COLONIAL HEIGHTS, CORBIN, COURTLAND, COWIE CORNER, CRISFIELD,  
CROAKER, CURRITUCK, DAWN, DEEP CREEK, DRAGONVILLE, DUNBROOKE,  
DUNNSVILLE, DURAND, EAGLETOWN, EDENHOUSE, EDENTON,  
ELIZABETH CITY, EMPORIA, EMPORIA AIRPORT, EMPORIA RESERVOIR,  
EWELL, EXMORE, FENTRESS, FIVE FORKS, FORT LEE, FRANKLIN,  
GARYSBURG, GASTON, GATESVILLE, GLEN ALLEN, GLOUCESTER POINT,  
GREAT BRIDGE, GREEN PLAIN, GREENBACKVILLE, GREENBRIER, GRESSIT,  
GROVE, GUM FORKS, GWALTNEY CORNER, HAMPTON, HANCOCK, HERTFORD,  
HOG ISLAND GAME RESERVE, HOPEWELL, HORNTOWN, HORSESHOE,  
HOWERTONS, HUNTERDALE, IVOR, KILMARNOCK,  
KING AND QUEEN COURT HOUSE, LANCASTER, LEWISETTA, LILLY,  
LITTLE PLYMOUTH, MACEDONIA, MASCOT, MATTAPONI, MAVATON,  
MEADOWVILLE, MECHANICSVILLE, MERRY HILL, MIDLOTHIAN, MIDWAY,  
MOSELEY, MOUNT PLEASANT, MOUNTCASTLE, NEW CHURCH,  
NEW KENT AIRPORT, NEW POINT, NEW POINT COMFORT, NEWPORT NEWS,  
NORFOLK, OCEAN CITY, ONANCOCK, ORAPAX FARMS, PEARY, PETERSBURG,  
POOLESVILLE, POQUOSON, PORTSMOUTH, PRINCESS ANNE, QUINTON,  
QUITSNA, REAMS, RICH SQUARE, RICHMOND, ROXBURY, SAINT JOHNS,  
SALISBURY, SANDSTON, SHARON, SMITHFIELD, SUFFOLK, TALLEYSVILLE,  
URBANNA, VALHALLA, VIRGINIA BEACH, VULTARE, WAKEFIELD, WARSAW,  
WAVERLY, WAYSIDE, WEST POINT, WILLIAMSBURG, WINDSOR,  
AND YORKTOWN.  
 

 
 
ANZ630>638-650-652-654-656-658-170400-  
/O.NEW.KAKQ.SV.A.0071.260317T0015Z-260317T0400Z/  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH  
71 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS  
 
THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS  
 
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA  
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA  
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA  
CURRITUCK SOUND  
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK VA TO CAPE HENRY VA INCLUDING  
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL  
RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER FROM URBANNA TO WINDMILL POINT  
YORK RIVER  
JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE  
JAMES RIVER FROM JAMES RIVER BRIDGE TO HAMPTON ROADS BRIDGE-  
TUNNEL  
COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT  
20 NM  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT 20 NM  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT  
20 NM  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO VIRGINIA-NORTH CAROLINA  
BORDER OUT TO 20 NM  
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT  
20 NM  
 

 
 
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