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WWUS51 KAKQ 051841
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
241 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2026
VAC093-199-550-650-700-710-735-740-800-051915-
/O.CON.KAKQ.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260405T1915Z/
CITY OF NORFOLK VA-CITY OF POQUOSON VA-CITY OF CHESAPEAKE VA-
CITY OF PORTSMOUTH VA-ISLE OF WIGHT VA-CITY OF SUFFOLK VA-YORK VA-
CITY OF HAMPTON VA-CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS VA-
241 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL ISLE OF WIGHT...AND SOUTHEASTERN YORK COUNTIES...THE
CITY OF NORFOLK...THE CITY OF POQUOSON...THE NORTHWESTERN CITY OF
CHESAPEAKE...THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH...THE NORTHEASTERN CITY OF
SUFFOLK...THE CITY OF HAMPTON AND THE SOUTHERN CITY OF NEWPORT
NEWS...
AT 241 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM BEACONSDALE TO NEAR DRIVER TO SUFFOLK, MOVING EAST
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWERLINES.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
NEWPORT NEWS, HAMPTON, DOWNTOWN SUFFOLK, HAMPTON UNIVERSITY,
LANGLEY AFB, CHURCHLAND, CHESAPEAKE, PORTSMOUTH, SUFFOLK, AND
NORTHAMPTON AROUND 245 PM EDT.
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY, NORFOLK, NORFOLK NAS, GRAND VIEW, FORT
MONROE, AND BUCKROE BEACH AROUND 250 PM EDT.
DEEP CREEK, DOWNTOWN NORFOLK, OCEAN VIEW, DOWNTOWN PORTSMOUTH,
NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY, GHENT, NORVIEW, AND CRADOCK AROUND 255
PM EDT.
NORFOLK INTERNATIONAL AROUND 300 PM EDT.
GREAT BRIDGE AROUND 305 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE SOUTH
NORFOLK, FOX HILL, CARROLLTON, PORTLOCK, PHOEBUS, LANGLEY VIEW,
SUFFOLK AIRPORT, HUNTERSVILLE, WILLS CORNER, AND HERBERTS CORNER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3711 7651 3714 7643 3716 7641 3720 7629
3716 7626 3711 7624 3699 7625 3696 7619
3691 7617 3692 7619 3688 7620 3685 7618
3683 7620 3683 7623 3677 7621 3676 7618
3668 7619 3667 7665
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 270DEG 40KT 3705 7647 3681 7656 3670 7665
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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