243  
WUUS51 KAKQ 201836  
SVRAKQ  
VAC093-550-650-700-800-201915-  
/O.NEW.KAKQ.SV.W.0274.260820T1836Z-260820T1915Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
236 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
THE NORTHWESTERN CITY OF CHESAPEAKE IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA...  
CENTRAL ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA...  
THE NORTHEASTERN CITY OF SUFFOLK IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA...  
THE CITY OF HAMPTON IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA...  
THE SOUTHERN CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA...  
 
* UNTIL 315 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 236 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER ISLE OF  
WIGHT, OR 7 MILES NORTH OF WINDSOR, MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWERLINES.  
 
* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...  
ISLE OF WIGHT AROUND 240 PM EDT.  
SMITHFIELD AROUND 250 PM EDT.  
SUFFOLK AROUND 255 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE PONS,  
CARROLLTON, LONGVIEW, BENNS CHURCH, WILLS CORNER, HUNTERSVILLE,  
BETHEL CHURCH, HILTON VILLAGE, CHUCKATUCK, AND INDIKA.  
 
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 3685 7683 3685 7685 3686 7684 3687 7684  
3688 7682 3688 7683 3691 7683 3693 7684  
3700 7681 3705 7641 3675 7642  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1836Z 272DEG 18KT 3692 7676  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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