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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 12:44 AM Aug. 21, 2026 – National Weather Service
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 604 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA BERTIE CAMDEN CHOWAN CURRITUCK GATES HERTFORD NORTHAMPTON PASQUOTANK PERQUIMANS IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 36 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA CHARLES CITY KING WILLIAM KING AND QUEEN NEW KENT IN EASTERN VIRGINIA LANCASTER MATHEWS MIDDLESEX NORTHAMPTON NORTHUMBERLAND IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA BRUNSWICK CITY OF HOPEWELL CITY OF PETERSBURG DINWIDDIE MECKLENBURG PRINCE GEORGE IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA ACCOMACK CITY OF CHESAPEAKE CITY OF EMPORIA CITY OF FRANKLIN CITY OF HAMPTON CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS CITY OF NORFOLK CITY OF POQUOSON CITY OF PORTSMOUTH CITY OF SUFFOLK CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG GLOUCESTER GREENSVILLE ISLE OF WIGHT JAMES CITY SOUTHAMPTON SURRY SUSSEX YORK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AHOSKIE, ANTE, BACONS CASTLE, BARHAM, BARNETTS, BAVON, BOOTH FORK, BOTTOMS BRIDGE, BOWERS HILL, BOYKINS, BROWNS CORNER, BRUNSWICK, BRYANTOWN, BUFFORD CROSSROADS, BUSCH GARDENS, CAPE CHARLES, CAPE COLONY, CENTERVILLE, CHASE CITY, CHESAPEAKE AIRPORT, CHINCOTEAGUE, CHIPPOKES STATE PARK, CHRISTENSONS CORNER, CLANCIE, CLARESVILLE, CLARKSVILLE, COLONIAL HEIGHTS, COURTLAND, COWIE CORNER, CROAKER, CURRITUCK, DEEP CREEK, DRAGONVILLE, DURAND, EAGLETOWN, EDENHOUSE, EDENTON, EDGERTON, ELIZABETH CITY, EMPORIA, EMPORIA AIRPORT, EMPORIA RESERVOIR, EWELL, EXMORE, FENTRESS, FIVE FORKS, FORT LEE, FRANKLIN, GARYSBURG, GASTON, GATESVILLE, GLOUCESTER POINT, GREAT BRIDGE, GREEN PLAIN, GREENBACKVILLE, GREENBRIER, GRESSIT, GROVE, GUM FORKS, GWALTNEY CORNER, HAMPTON, HANCOCK, HERTFORD, HOG ISLAND GAME RESERVE, HOPEWELL, HORNTOWN, HORSESHOE, HUNTERDALE, IVOR, KILMARNOCK, KING AND QUEEN COURT HOUSE, LANCASTER, LAWRENCEVILLE, LEWISETTA, LILLY, LITTLE PLYMOUTH, MACEDONIA, MASCOT, MATTAPONI, MAVATON, MERRY HILL, MIDWAY, MOUNT PLEASANT, MOUNTCASTLE, NEW CHURCH, NEW KENT AIRPORT, NEW POINT, NEW POINT COMFORT, NEWPORT NEWS, NORFOLK, ONANCOCK, ORAPAX FARMS, PEARY, PETERSBURG, POOLESVILLE, POQUOSON, PORTSMOUTH, QUINTON, QUITSNA, REAMS, RICH SQUARE, ROXBURY, SAINT JOHNS, SHARON, SMITHFIELD, SOUTH HILL, SUFFOLK, TALLEYSVILLE, TRIPLET, URBANNA, VALENTINES, VALHALLA, VIRGINIA BEACH, VULTARE, WAKEFIELD, WAVERLY, WAYSIDE, WEST POINT, WHITE PLAINS, WILLIAMSBURG, WINDSOR, AND YORKTOWN.
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 12:35 AM Aug. 21, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL MECKLENBURG AND SOUTHWESTERN BRUNSWICK COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM EDT... At 834 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near South Hill, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... South Hill around 840 PM EDT. La Crosse around 845 PM EDT. Brodnax around 855 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this storm include Baskerville, Forksville, and Bowens Corner. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for south central Virginia. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 11:21 PM Aug. 20, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Western Brunswick County in south central Virginia... Southeastern Lunenburg County in south central Virginia... Northeastern Mecklenburg County in south central Virginia... * Until 1030 PM EDT. * At 721 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 4 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 2.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Chase City, Wightman, North View, Wilburn, Gary, Fairview, Bacons Fork, Spanish Grove and Gills Corner. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report flooding by posting to the NWS Wakefield Facebook page or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED; EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...2-4 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
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