809  
WUUS51 KAKQ 170157 RRA  
SVRAKQ  
VAC001-131-170315-  
/O.NEW.KAKQ.SV.W.0014.260317T0157Z-260317T0315Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
957 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
ACCOMACK COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA...  
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN EASTERN VIRGINIA...  
 
* UNTIL 1115 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 957 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR FAIR PORT TO BAVON TO FORT MONROE, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWERLINES.  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...  
CAPE CHARLES AND TANGIER AROUND 1010 PM EDT.  
CHERITON AND BAY VIEW AROUND 1015 PM EDT.  
NASSAWADOX AROUND 1020 PM EDT.  
EXMORE AND WILLIS WHARF AROUND 1025 PM EDT.  
ONANCOCK AND ONLEY AROUND 1030 PM EDT.  
PARKSLEY AROUND 1035 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE  
HORNTOWN, HALLWOOD, CAPEVILLE, KIPTOPEKE STATE PARK, HARBORTON,  
MELFA, MAPPSVILLE, EASTVILLE, GREENBACKVILLE, AND SAXIS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3778 7547 3756 7554 3727 7574 3718 7575  
3706 7599 3734 7606 3758 7599 3774 7588  
3776 7601 3789 7605 3790 7591 3794 7587  
3784 7584 3785 7579 3793 7580 3799 7572  
3796 7566 3805 7526 3801 7527 3801 7520  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 246DEG 44KT 3791 7628 3733 7627 3699 7632  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
ZIMMERMAN  
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