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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 10:27 PM Aug. 14, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Cumberland County in central Virginia... Western Goochland County in central Virginia... Northwestern Powhatan County in central Virginia... Southeastern Fluvanna County in central Virginia... * Until 715 PM EDT. * At 627 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Columbia, or near Fork Union, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and powerlines. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Columbia around 630 PM EDT. Duncan and Fife around 635 PM EDT. Cartersville around 645 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Dixie, Hatchers, Crozier, Rock Castle, Stage Junction, Jefferson, Maidens, Provost, Three Square, and Irwin. 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. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 10:23 PM Aug. 14, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL LOUISA...NORTH CENTRAL CUMBERLAND...NORTHWESTERN GOOCHLAND AND FLUVANNA COUNTIES... At 623 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Palmyra, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. This severe storm will be near... Columbia around 630 PM EDT. Duncan around 635 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Dixie, Nahor, Stage Junction, Shores, Zion Crossroads, Central Plains, Bremo Bluff, Antioch, Union Mills, and Caledonia. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE; HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 10:11 PM Aug. 14, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 583 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 27 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA AMELIA CHESTERFIELD CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS CITY OF RICHMOND CUMBERLAND FLUVANNA GOOCHLAND HANOVER HENRICO LOUISA POWHATAN PRINCE EDWARD IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA CHARLES CITY NEW KENT IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA BRUNSWICK CITY OF HOPEWELL CITY OF PETERSBURG DINWIDDIE LUNENBURG MECKLENBURG NOTTOWAY PRINCE GEORGE IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA CITY OF EMPORIA CITY OF FRANKLIN GREENSVILLE SOUTHAMPTON SUSSEX THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AMELIA COURTHOUSE, ANGOLA, ANTE, BARNETTS, BEACH, BON AIR, BOTTOMS BRIDGE, BOYKINS, BROWNS CORNER, BRUNSWICK, BUFFORD CROSSROADS, CHASE CITY, CHESTER, CHESTERFIELD, CHULA, CLARESVILLE, CLARKSVILLE, COLONIAL HEIGHTS, COURTLAND, COWIE CORNER, CREWE, DENARO, DURAND, EARLS, EDGERTON, EMPORIA, EMPORIA AIRPORT, EMPORIA RESERVOIR, FARMVILLE, FORT LEE, FRANKLIN, GLEN ALLEN, GOOCHLAND, GREEN PLAIN, GUINEA MILLS, HAWK, HOPEWELL, HUNTERDALE, IVOR, JETERSVILLE, KENBRIDGE, LAKE MONTICELLO, LAWRENCEVILLE, LOUISA, MANNBORO, MEADOWVILLE, MECHANICSVILLE, MIDLOTHIAN, MINERAL, MOSELEY, MOUNTCASTLE, NEW KENT AIRPORT, ORAPAX FARMS, PETERSBURG, POWHATAN, QUINTON, RAINES TAVERN, REAMS, REEDS, RICHMOND, ROXBURY, SANDSTON, SCOTTS FORK, SOUTH HILL, STODDERT, TALLEYSVILLE, TRIPLET, VALENTINES, VICTORIA, WAKEFIELD, WAVERLY, WAYSIDE, AND WHITE PLAINS.
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