Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
762 WUUS51 KAKQ 062142 SVRAKQ NCC131-VAC025-081-111-117-175-183-595-062230- /O.NEW.KAKQ.SV.W.0086.240606T2142Z-240606T2230Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Wakefield VA 542 PM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024 The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Northampton County in northeastern North Carolina... Greensville County in southeastern Virginia... Southeastern Mecklenburg County in south central Virginia... Southeastern Lunenburg County in south central Virginia... The City of Emporia in southeastern Virginia... West central Southampton County in southeastern Virginia... Southwestern Sussex County in southeastern Virginia... Brunswick County in south central Virginia... * Until 630 PM EDT. * At 542 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles northeast of South Hill to Brodnax to 6 miles north of Norlina, 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... Brodnax and Ebony around 545 PM EDT. Lawrenceville and Brunswick around 550 PM EDT. Gasburg around 555 PM EDT. Barley and Radium around 610 PM EDT. Emporia and Purdy around 615 PM EDT. Roanoke Rapids, Dahlia, Gaston, Jarratt, and Green Plain around 620 PM EDT. Claresville around 625 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Cochran, Adams Grove, Grizzard, Gum Forks, Beechwood, Bufford Crossroads, Lanes Corner, Dolphin, Bowens Corner, and Yale. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. 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 Twitter @NWSWAKEFIELDVA. && LAT...LON 3669 7815 3685 7811 3688 7727 3668 7734 3644 7760 3645 7763 3648 7765 3648 7775 3650 7782 3651 7790 3654 7790 3655 7830 TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 273DEG 36KT 3679 7802 3668 7803 3654 7821 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Wray