Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Portsmouth, VA ∙ Norfolk Chesapeake Regional Airport, VA ∙ Hampton Roads Executive Airport, VA ∙ Lake Drummond, VA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Wakefield VA 620 PM EDT Mon Jun 9 2025 The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... The western City of Chesapeake in southeastern Virginia... The City of Portsmouth in southeastern Virginia... The east central City of Suffolk in southeastern Virginia... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 620 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Bowers Hill to near Deep Creek to 8 miles southwest of Chesapeake, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. * Locations impacted include... Great Bridge, Deep Creek, Downtown Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Cradock, Bowers Hill, Western Branch, South Norfolk, Portlock, Herberts Corner, Hickory, and Chesapeake Airport. 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. Damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Please report severe weather by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA. && LAT...LON 3670 7648 3679 7650 3687 7633 3685 7630 3683 7629 3682 7628 3674 7623 3663 7618 3660 7648 TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 257DEG 17KT 3679 7645 3671 7643 3663 7643 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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