Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 5 at 6:28PM EDT until May 5 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 5, 2025 - 3:28pm
Expires:
May 5, 2025 - 4:15pm
Description:
SVRAKQ
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Middlesex County in eastern Virginia...
Central King and Queen County in east central Virginia...
Northwestern Northumberland County in eastern Virginia...
Richmond County in east central Virginia...
South central Westmoreland County in east central Virginia...
Central King William County in east central Virginia...
Essex County in east central Virginia...
Northwestern Lancaster County in eastern Virginia...
* Until 715 PM EDT.
* At 628 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Shacklefords to near Center Cross to near King
William, moving north at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Locations impacted include...
Tappahannock, Warsaw, Champlain, Robley, King And Queen Court
House, Callao, Center Cross, Morattico, Heathsville, Farnham,
Haynesville, Jamaica, Millers Tavern, Dunnsville, Church View,
Sharps, Stevensville, Little Plymouth, Lottsburg, and Threeway.
Instruction:
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.
Please report severe weather by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the
NWS Wakefield Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
Area Description:
Essex, VA; King and Queen, VA; King William, VA; Lancaster, VA; Middlesex, VA; Northumberland, VA; Richmond, VA; Westmoreland, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA