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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 2:06 AM Jun. 23, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT FOR ISLE OF WIGHT...EAST CENTRAL SOUTHAMPTON...SOUTHEASTERN YORK AND SOUTHEASTERN SURRY COUNTIES...THE NORTHEASTERN CITY OF SUFFOLK...THE CITY OF HAMPTON AND THE SOUTHERN CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS... At 1006 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles southwest of Fort Eustis to near Isle Of Wight to near Windsor, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. These severe storms will be near... Newport News, Smithfield, Suffolk, Rescue, and Kings Fork around 1010 PM EDT. Christopher Newport University, Beaconsdale, Driver, and Crittenden around 1015 PM EDT. Hampton and Northampton around 1020 PM EDT. Langley AFB around 1025 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Rushmere, Pons, Carrollton, Longview, Benns Church, Huntersville, Bethel Church, Hilton Village, Chuckatuck, and Wilroy. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && TORNADO...POSSIBLE; HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 1:58 AM Jun. 23, 2026 – National Weather Service
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 379 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA NORTHAMPTON IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES IN EASTERN VIRGINIA NORTHAMPTON IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA 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 GREENSVILLE ISLE OF WIGHT SOUTHAMPTON SURRY SUSSEX YORK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BACONS CASTLE, BARHAM, BOOTH FORK, BOWERS HILL, BOYKINS, BRYANTOWN, BUFFORD CROSSROADS, CAPE CHARLES, CHESAPEAKE AIRPORT, CHIPPOKES STATE PARK, CLARESVILLE, COURTLAND, COWIE CORNER, DEEP CREEK, DURAND, EAGLETOWN, EMPORIA, EMPORIA AIRPORT, EMPORIA RESERVOIR, EXMORE, FENTRESS, FRANKLIN, GARYSBURG, GASTON, GREAT BRIDGE, GREEN PLAIN, GREENBRIER, GUM FORKS, GWALTNEY CORNER, HAMPTON, HOG ISLAND GAME RESERVE, HUNTERDALE, IVOR, MOUNT PLEASANT, NEWPORT NEWS, NORFOLK, POOLESVILLE, POQUOSON, PORTSMOUTH, RICH SQUARE, SMITHFIELD, SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA BEACH, VULTARE, WAKEFIELD, WAVERLY, WILLIAMSBURG, AND YORKTOWN.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 1:58 AM Jun. 23, 2026 – National Weather Service
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 379 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK VA TO CAPE HENRY VA INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL YORK RIVER JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE JAMES RIVER FROM JRB TO HRBT, INCLUDING THE ELIZABETH RIVER
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 1:50 AM Jun. 23, 2026 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN BERTIE... NORTHAMPTON...HERTFORD...SOUTHEASTERN GREENSVILLE...SOUTHWESTERN ISLE OF WIGHT...SOUTHAMPTON AND SOUTH CENTRAL SUSSEX COUNTIES...THE CITY OF FRANKLIN AND THE CITY OF EMPORIA THROUGH 1030 PM EDT... At 950 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Jarratt to near Seaboard to 8 miles southeast of Halifax. Movement was northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Reduced visibility and minor flooding possible. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Rich Square, Conway, and Woodland around 1000 PM EDT. Boykins around 1005 PM EDT. Newsoms around 1010 PM EDT. Murfreesboro, Courtland, and Chowan University around 1015 PM EDT. Como around 1020 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these storms include Eagletown, Vicksville, Milwaukee, Kelford, Grizzard, Menola, Chowan Beach, Jackson, Bryantown, and Pleasant Grove. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for northeastern North Carolina...and southeastern Virginia. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
Special Marine Warning
Issued: 1:31 AM Jun. 23, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel... Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA... Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA... James River from JRB to HRBT, Including the Elizabeth River... James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge... York River... * Until 1100 PM EDT. * At 931 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Coleman Bridge, moving east at 30 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, New Point Comfort, Wolf Trap, Burwell Bay, Thimble Shoals, Tue Marshes Light, Hampton Flats, The Hump, The Cell, Willoughby Bay, Sewells Point, Cabbage Patch, Cape Charles Harbor, 1st Island Bay Bridge, Latimer Shoal, Plantation Light, Mobjack Bay, Gwynns Island, Poquoson, and Dominion Pier. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && HAIL...0.00IN; WIND...>34KTS
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