Norfolk, VA Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...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.

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HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH