Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Virginia Counties
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NOAA issued it on July 13, 2026, 5 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Wakefield VA has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for five Virginia counties until 7:15 PM EDT on June 14, 2026, due to 60 mph winds.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central Virginia
- Issued
- July 13, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Wakefield VA
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 5 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central Virginia.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning (SVW) has been issued by the National Weather Service in Wakefield VA. The alert is effective from June 14, 2026 at 6:38 PM EDT until June 14, 2026 at 7:15 PM EDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Northwestern Charles City County, Northwestern New Kent County, East central Henrico County, Southwestern King William County, and Southeastern Hanover County in Virginia. Impacted locations include Roxbury, Mechanicsville, Highland Springs, Tunstall, Manquin, East Highland Park, Aylett, Bottoms Bridge, Studley, Enfield, Elko, Montrose, Sandston, Glendale, Westwood, Richmond International, Fair Oaks, Wrights Corner, Central Garage, and Orapax Farms.
What You Should Do
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Move indoors immediately due to damaging wind and continuous cloud-to-ground lightning. Report severe weather by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
Expected Conditions
At 6:38 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Mechanicsville to East Highland Park to near Bensley, moving east at 30 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and hail up to 0.75 inches, with expected damage to trees and powerlines.
Timeline
The alert is in effect from June 14, 2026 at 6:38 PM EDT and expires at 7:15 PM EDT the same day.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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