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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
307 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2026
VAZ097-524-528>531-232000-
NORFOLK VA-PORTSMOUTH VA-ISLE OF WIGHT VA-SUFFOLK VA-NEWPORT NEWS VA-
CHESAPEAKE VA-
307 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL ISLE OF WIGHT
THE
SOUTHWESTERN CITY OF NORFOLK...THE NORTHWESTERN CITY OF CHESAPEAKE...
THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH...THE EASTERN CITY OF SUFFOLK AND THE SOUTHERN
CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS THROUGH 400 PM EDT...
AT 307 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM ZUNI TO NEAR SUFFOLK TO NEAR WHALEYVILLE.
MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH, HEAVY RAIN, AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. REDUCED VISIBILITY AND MINOR FLOODING
POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES.
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
DOWNTOWN SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, AND KINGS FORK AROUND 315 PM EDT.
CHESAPEAKE AROUND 320 PM EDT.
SMITHFIELD AND DRIVER AROUND 325 PM EDT.
BOWERS HILL AND CRITTENDEN AROUND 330 PM EDT.
DEEP CREEK, CHURCHLAND, PORTSMOUTH, AND WESTERN BRANCH AROUND 335
PM EDT.
NEWPORT NEWS AND CRADOCK AROUND 340 PM EDT.
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY, DOWNTOWN PORTSMOUTH, AND NORFOLK AROUND
345 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE SOUTH NORFOLK,
CARROLLTON, PORTLOCK, LONGVIEW, BENNS CHURCH, LUMMIS, SUFFOLK
AIRPORT, HUNTERSVILLE, WILLS CORNER, AND HILTON VILLAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3668 7674 3680 7684 3704 7646 3693 7633
3676 7625 3659 7668
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 233DEG 27KT 3685 7681 3673 7668 3661 7662
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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