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NWS Wakefield VASV.W 0316September 4, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 5 more, VA

The National Weather Service office in Wakefield issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 5 more in Virginia, which was in force until 7:15 p.m. local time on September 4. It was the 316th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Wakefield issued in 2026. Virginia had 118 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 2026, against 34 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Virginia's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).

ExpiredWarning

Issued6:24 p.m. EDT, September 4, 2026
In force6:24 p.m. EDT, September 4, 2026
Expired7:15 p.m. EDT, September 4, 2026

In force for 51 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.

The notice

Issued by
National Weather Service, Wakefield VA
Area
Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 5 more
State
Virginia
Level
Warning
Issued
6:24 p.m. EDT, September 4, 2026
Expires
7:15 p.m. EDT, September 4, 2026
CAP severity, certainty, urgency
Severe, Observed, Immediate
VTEC event
KAKQ SV.W 0316
Official source
National Weather Service: the notice at its source

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia since 2008Every warning type in Virginia

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The notice as issued

SVRAKQ 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... Charles City County in east central Virginia... Prince George County in south central Virginia... Southeastern Henrico County in central Virginia... Northeastern Dinwiddie County in south central Virginia... * Until 715 PM EDT. * At 624 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles east of Bellwood to near Matoaca, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Petersburg, Hopewell, Colonial Heights, Fort Lee, Virginia State University, and Ettrick around 630 PM EDT. Prince George and Jordans Point around 635 PM EDT. Charles City, Disputanta, Garysville, and Adkins Store around 650 PM EDT. Ruthville around 700 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Chickahominy Shore, Burgess, Wayside, Richmond Heights, Birchett Estate, Addison, Elko, Jordan Point Country Club, Montrose, and Petersburg National Battlefield.

What the agency told people to do

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.

Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.

The record around this notice