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Home Return to list Severe Thunderstorm Warning 0263 Issued by the Wakefield Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-08-14 18:00:58
911
WUUS51 KAKQ 142300
SVRAKQ
VAC025-053-081-111-135-183-595-142345-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.SV.W.0263.260814T2300Z-260814T2345Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
700 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Greensville County in southeastern Virginia...
Southeastern Lunenburg County in south central Virginia...
The City of Emporia in southeastern Virginia...
Southeastern Nottoway County in south central Virginia...
Southwestern Sussex County in southeastern Virginia...
Southern Dinwiddie County in south central Virginia...
Brunswick County in south central Virginia...
* Until 745 PM EDT.
* At 700 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Blackstone to near Dundas to 7 miles northeast of
South Hill, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Alberta and Fort Barfoot around 705 PM EDT.
Lawrenceville around 710 PM EDT.
McKenney around 715 PM EDT.
Purdy and Radium around 730 PM EDT.
Emporia and Jarratt around 735 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Bacons
Fork, Cochran, Bufford Crossroads, Gills Corner, Dolphin, Pleasant
Shade, Forkland, Wharfs Store, Emporia Reservoir, and Meredithville.
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 3694 7803 3710 7805 3697 7745 3678 7743
3663 7759 3681 7813
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 289DEG 36KT 3707 7799 3693 7798 3682 7807
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Zimmerman
Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-08-14 18:18:28
485
WWUS51 KAKQ 142318
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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
718 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
VAC135-142327-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.SV.W.0263.000000T0000Z-260814T2345Z/
Nottoway VA-
718 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NOTTOWAY COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
south central and southeastern Virginia.
&&
LAT...LON 3699 7798 3698 7793 3699 7789 3705 7789
3697 7745 3678 7743 3663 7759 3681 7813
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 289DEG 36KT 3702 7780 3688 7779 3677 7788
$$
VAC025-053-081-111-183-595-142345-
/O.CON.KAKQ.SV.W.0263.000000T0000Z-260814T2345Z/
Greensville VA-Lunenburg VA-City of Emporia VA-Sussex VA-
Dinwiddie VA-Brunswick VA-
718 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL GREENSVILLE...SOUTHEASTERN LUNENBURG...SOUTHWESTERN
SUSSEX...SOUTHERN DINWIDDIE AND BRUNSWICK COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF
EMPORIA...
At 717 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near McKenney to near Alberta to Lawrenceville, moving
east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
These severe storms will be near...
McKenney around 725 PM EDT.
Purdy and Radium around 730 PM EDT.
Emporia and Jarratt around 735 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Bacons
Fork, Cochran, Bufford Crossroads, Rawlings, Gills Corner, Barrows
Store, Dolphin, Pleasant Shade, Fields Crossroads, and Warfield.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3699 7798 3698 7793 3699 7789 3705 7789
3697 7745 3678 7743 3663 7759 3681 7813
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 289DEG 36KT 3702 7780 3688 7779 3677 7788
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Zimmerman
Action: Cancelled Issued At: 2026-08-14 18:18:28
485
WWUS51 KAKQ 142318
SVSAKQ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
718 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
VAC135-142327-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.SV.W.0263.000000T0000Z-260814T2345Z/
Nottoway VA-
718 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NOTTOWAY COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
south central and southeastern Virginia.
&&
LAT...LON 3699 7798 3698 7793 3699 7789 3705 7789
3697 7745 3678 7743 3663 7759 3681 7813
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 289DEG 36KT 3702 7780 3688 7779 3677 7788
$$
VAC025-053-081-111-183-595-142345-
/O.CON.KAKQ.SV.W.0263.000000T0000Z-260814T2345Z/
Greensville VA-Lunenburg VA-City of Emporia VA-Sussex VA-
Dinwiddie VA-Brunswick VA-
718 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL GREENSVILLE...SOUTHEASTERN LUNENBURG...SOUTHWESTERN
SUSSEX...SOUTHERN DINWIDDIE AND BRUNSWICK COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF
EMPORIA...
At 717 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near McKenney to near Alberta to Lawrenceville, moving
east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
These severe storms will be near...
McKenney around 725 PM EDT.
Purdy and Radium around 730 PM EDT.
Emporia and Jarratt around 735 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Bacons
Fork, Cochran, Bufford Crossroads, Rawlings, Gills Corner, Barrows
Store, Dolphin, Pleasant Shade, Fields Crossroads, and Warfield.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3699 7798 3698 7793 3699 7789 3705 7789
3697 7745 3678 7743 3663 7759 3681 7813
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 289DEG 36KT 3702 7780 3688 7779 3677 7788
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Zimmerman
Action: Expired Issued At: 2026-08-14 18:37:14
955
WWUS51 KAKQ 142336
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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
736 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
VAC025-053-081-111-183-595-142346-
/O.EXP.KAKQ.SV.W.0263.000000T0000Z-260814T2345Z/
Greensville VA-Lunenburg VA-City of Emporia VA-Sussex VA-
Dinwiddie VA-Brunswick VA-
736 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL GREENSVILLE...
SOUTHEASTERN LUNENBURG...SOUTHWESTERN SUSSEX...SOUTHERN DINWIDDIE AND
BRUNSWICK COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF EMPORIA WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM
EDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, gusty
winds are still possible with these thunderstorms.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
south central and southeastern Virginia.
&&
LAT...LON 3699 7798 3698 7793 3699 7789 3705 7789
3697 7745 3678 7743 3663 7759 3681 7813
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 289DEG 36KT 3696 7759 3682 7758 3671 7767
$$
Zimmerman
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