877  
FLUS41 KAKQ 162105  
HWOAKQ  
 
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
505 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
MDZ021>025-NCZ012-102-VAZ060-064>068-075>090-092-097>100-511>525-  
528>531-172115-  
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-  
NORTHAMPTON-EASTERN CURRITUCK-PRINCE EDWARD-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-  
LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-  
LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-  
PRINCE GEORGE (INCLUDING HOPEWELL AND PETERSBURG)-CHARLES CITY-  
NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-  
JAMES CITY-SOUTHAMPTON-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-  
WESTERN HANOVER-EASTERN HANOVER-WESTERN CHESTERFIELD-  
EASTERN CHESTERFIELD (INCLUDING COL. HEIGHTS)-  
WESTERN HENRICO (INCLUDING THE CITY OF RICHMOND)-EASTERN HENRICO-  
WESTERN KING WILLIAM-EASTERN KING WILLIAM-WESTERN KING AND QUEEN-  
EASTERN KING AND QUEEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-YORK-NEWPORT NEWS-  
HAMPTON/POQUOSON-ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-NORFOLK-PORTSMOUTH-  
505 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MARYLAND, NORTHEAST  
NORTH CAROLINA, CENTRAL VIRGINIA, EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA, EASTERN  
VIRGINIA, NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA, SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND  
SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA.  
   
DAY ONE  
TONIGHT.  
 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST ACROSS THE OUTLOOK  
LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE  
THE MAIN THREATS, BUT LARGE HAIL AND EVEN A BRIEF SPIN UP TORNADO  
ARE POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY, HEAVY RAINFALL FROM SLOW-MOVING  
THUNDERSTORMS COULD LEAD TO SCATTERED INSTANCES OF FLASH FLOODING,  
ESPECIALLY IN FLOOD PRONE AND URBAN AREAS.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  
MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.  
 
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  
 
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.  
 
 
 
NCZ013>017-030>032-172115-  
HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-WESTERN CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN-  
PERQUIMANS-  
505 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.  
   
DAY ONE  
TONIGHT.  
 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST ACROSS THE OUTLOOK  
LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE  
THE MAIN THREATS, BUT LARGE HAIL AND EVEN A BRIEF SPIN UP TORNADO  
ARE POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY, HEAVY RAINFALL FROM SLOW-MOVING  
THUNDERSTORMS COULD LEAD TO ISOLATED INSTANCES OF FLASH FLOODING,  
ESPECIALLY IN FLOOD PRONE AND URBAN AREAS.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  
MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.  
 
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE  
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.  
 
HEAT ADVISORY.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  
 
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.  
 
 
 
VAZ048-061-062-069-509-510-172115-  
FLUVANNA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-POWHATAN-WESTERN LOUISA-EASTERN LOUISA-  
505 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 588 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS  
EVENING...  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA.  
   
DAY ONE  
TONIGHT.  
 
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE  
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.  
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  
MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.  
 
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  
 
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER  
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.  
 
 
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