Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 09/04/2026 16:21

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued September 4 at 7:21PM EDT until September 4 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
September 4, 2026 - 4:21pm
Expires: 
September 4, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 653 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 29 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA CHARLES CITY IN EASTERN VIRGINIA MATHEWS IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA BRUNSWICK CITY OF HOPEWELL CITY OF PETERSBURG DINWIDDIE LUNENBURG MECKLENBURG PRINCE GEORGE IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA CITY OF CHESAPEAKE CITY OF EMPORIA CITY OF FRANKLIN CITY OF HAMPTON CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS CITY OF NORFOLK CITY OF POQUOSON CITY OF PORTSMOUTH CITY OF SUFFOLK CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG GLOUCESTER GREENSVILLE ISLE OF WIGHT JAMES CITY SOUTHAMPTON SURRY SUSSEX YORK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANTE, BACONS CASTLE, BARHAM, BARNETTS, BAVON, BOOTH FORK, BOWERS HILL, BOYKINS, BRUNSWICK, BUFFORD CROSSROADS, BUSCH GARDENS, CENTERVILLE, CHASE CITY, CHESAPEAKE AIRPORT, CHIPPOKES STATE PARK, CHRISTENSONS CORNER, CLARESVILLE, CLARKSVILLE, COLONIAL HEIGHTS, COURTLAND, COWIE CORNER, CROAKER, DEEP CREEK, DURAND, EDGERTON, EMPORIA, EMPORIA AIRPORT, EMPORIA RESERVOIR, EWELL, FENTRESS, FIVE FORKS, FORT LEE, FRANKLIN, GLOUCESTER POINT, GREAT BRIDGE, GREEN PLAIN, GREENBRIER, GROVE, GWALTNEY CORNER, HAMPTON, HOG ISLAND GAME RESERVE, HOPEWELL, HUNTERDALE, IVOR, KENBRIDGE, LAWRENCEVILLE, MOUNT PLEASANT, NEW POINT, NEW POINT COMFORT, NEWPORT NEWS, NORFOLK, PEARY, PETERSBURG, POOLESVILLE, POQUOSON, PORTSMOUTH, REAMS, ROXBURY, SMITHFIELD, SOUTH HILL, SUFFOLK, TRIPLET, VALENTINES, VICTORIA, VIRGINIA BEACH, WAKEFIELD, WAVERLY, WAYSIDE, WHITE PLAINS, WILLIAMSBURG, AND YORKTOWN.
Area Description: 
Brunswick, VA; Charles City, VA; Dinwiddie, VA; Gloucester, VA; Greensville, VA; Isle of Wight, VA; James City, VA; Lunenburg, VA; Mathews, VA; Mecklenburg, VA; Prince George, VA; Southampton, VA; Surry, VA; Sussex, VA; York, VA; City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Colonial Heights, VA; City of Emporia, VA; City of Franklin, VA; City of Hampton, VA; City of Hopewell, VA; City of Newport News, VA; City of Norfolk, VA; City of Petersburg, VA; City of Poquoson, VA; City of Portsmouth, VA; City of Suffolk, VA; City of Virginia Beach, VA; City of Williamsburg, VA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov