Special Weather Statement 05/31/2025 16:49 for Virginia areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 31 at 7:49PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 31, 2025 - 4:49pm
Expires: 
May 31, 2025 - 5:15pm
Description: 
At 749 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Northampton, or near Hampton University, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Hampton, Hampton University, Norfolk, and Fort Monroe around 755 PM EDT. Ocean View and Norfolk NAS around 800 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this storm include Hobson, Phoebus, Wards Corner, Huntersville, Hilton Village, Willoughby Spit, and Raleigh Terrace.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Norfolk/Portsmouth; Suffolk; Newport News; Hampton/Poquoson
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wakefield VA