Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Smithfield, VA ∙ Rushmere, VA ∙ Surry, VA ∙ Elberon, VA ∙ Battery Park, VA ∙ Dendron, VA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Wakefield VA 751 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025 The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Southampton County in southeastern Virginia... Northern Isle of Wight County in southeastern Virginia... Surry County in southeastern Virginia... * Until 845 PM EDT. * At 751 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Dendron, or near Wakefield, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Elberon around 755 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Rushmere, Booth Fork, Pons, Chippokes State Park, Bethel Church, Ellis Fork, Delk Crossroads, Lawson, Bacons Castle, and Comet. 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 3699 7697 3704 7697 3705 7696 3705 7699 3712 7701 3722 7665 3714 7662 3713 7662 3711 7661 3708 7661 3707 7659 3695 7655 3692 7695 TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 261DEG 20KT 3703 7689 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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