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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 12:43 AM Aug. 17, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... The City of Richmond in central Virginia... Chesterfield County in central Virginia... The City of Colonial Heights in central Virginia... The City of Hopewell in south central Virginia... Charles City County in east central Virginia... Northwestern Prince George County in south central Virginia... New Kent County in east central Virginia... Southeastern Henrico County in central Virginia... Southern King William County in east central Virginia... Southeastern Hanover County in central Virginia... Eastern Amelia County in central Virginia... Southeastern Powhatan County in central Virginia... * Until 930 PM EDT. * At 841 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Tunstall to near Highland Springs to near Chesterfield Court House to near Chula, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Richmond, Chester, Moseley, Bellwood, Bensley, Chesterfield Court House, Tunstall, and Bottoms Bridge around 845 PM EDT. Talleysville and Roxbury around 855 PM EDT. Hopewell, New Kent, Colonial Heights, Adkins Store, and Providence Forge around 905 PM EDT. Fort Lee and Jordans Point around 910 PM EDT. Charles City, Ettrick, and Ruthville around 915 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Eltham, Chickahominy Shore, Wayside, Richmond Heights, Birchett Estate, Pilkinton, Mountcastle, Elko, Jordan Point Country Club, and Cohoke. 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...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 12:40 AM Aug. 17, 2026 – National Weather Service
VA . VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ALLEGHANY AMELIA AMHERST APPOMATTOX ARLINGTON BATH BEDFORD BOTETOURT BUCKINGHAM CAMPBELL CAROLINE CHARLES CITY CHESTERFIELD CRAIG CUMBERLAND DINWIDDIE ESSEX FAIRFAX FLUVANNA GOOCHLAND HANOVER HENRICO KING AND QUEEN KING WILLIAM LOUISA NEW KENT NOTTOWAY POWHATAN PRINCE EDWARD PRINCE GEORGE PRINCE WILLIAM RICHMOND ROCKBRIDGE WESTMORELAND VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE ALEXANDRIA BUENA VISTA COLONIAL HEIGHTS COVINGTON FAIRFAX FALLS CHURCH HOPEWELL LEXINGTON LYNCHBURG MANASSAS MANASSAS PARK PETERSBURG RICHMOND
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