Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 5 at 8:59PM EDT until May 5 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 5, 2025 - 5:59pm
Expires:
May 5, 2025 - 6:30pm
Description:
SVRAKQ
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Camden County in northeastern North Carolina...
Northwestern Pasquotank County in northeastern North Carolina...
Perquimans County in northeastern North Carolina...
Eastern Gates County in northeastern North Carolina...
Chowan County in northeastern North Carolina...
* Until 930 PM EDT.
* At 859 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Sunbury to 6 miles southwest of Morgans Corner
to 6 miles north of Westover, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Locations impacted include...
Hertford, Winfall, South Mills, Chapanoke, Cape Colony, Tyner,
Morgans Corner, Hobbsville, Valhalla, Belvidere, Horseshoe,
Pierceville, Peach, Saint Johns, Parkville, Hancock, Nicanor,
Yeopim Station, Sharon, and Beach Springs.
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:
Camden, NC; Chowan, NC; Gates, NC; Pasquotank, NC; Perquimans, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA