Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Dinwiddie, VA ∙ Fort Lee, VA ∙ Ettrick, VA ∙ Lake Chesdin, VA ∙ Templeton, VA ∙ Hopewell, VA ∙ Matoaca, VA ∙ DeWitt, VA ∙ Petersburg National Battlefield, VA ∙ Enon, VA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Wakefield VA 739 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025 The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Chesterfield County in central Virginia... The City of Colonial Heights in central Virginia... The City of Hopewell in south central Virginia... The City of Petersburg in south central Virginia... Prince George County in south central Virginia... Northeastern Dinwiddie County in south central Virginia... * Until 830 PM EDT. * At 739 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Matoaca, or near Virginia State University, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. * Locations impacted include... Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Hopewell, Colonial Heights, Disputanta, Virginia State University, Chester, Fort Gregg-Adams, Prince George, Garysville, Dewitt, Matoaca, Sutherland, Ettrick, Jordans Point, Carson, Chesterfield Court House, Birchett Estate, Addison, and Jordan Point Country Club. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA. && LAT...LON 3701 7769 3717 7757 3737 7753 3738 7731 3736 7730 3735 7727 3732 7727 3731 7726 3731 7724 3732 7721 3731 7717 3721 7712 3713 7714 3711 7716 3701 7736 TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 272DEG 20KT 3723 7751 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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