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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Wakefield, VA

June 8, 2025Richmond County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this tornado warning at Jun 8, 2025, 3:22 PM EDT for Richmond County, Virginia. It was in force for 23 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 8, 2025, 3:22 PM EDT (19:22 UTC)
Expired: Jun 8, 2025, 3:45 PM EDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

County Richmond County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 8, 2:26 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Jun 8, 2:55 PM EDT, 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 2:55 PM EDT, 27 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 2:41 PM EDT, 41 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 10:02 AM EDT, 5 hours 20 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 8, 12:42 PM EDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 2:26 PM EDT, 56 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 3:05 PM EDT, 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 3:09 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 3:18 PM EDT, 4 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 8, 5:38 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Emporia	37 min
Jun 8, 5:47 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia	43 min
Jun 8, 6:18 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	AKQ	Greensville, Southampton, Sussex	42 min
Jun 8, 6:55 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Southampton, City of Franklin	35 min
Jun 8, 7:26 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Suffolk	49 min
Jun 8, 8:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Emporia	39 min
Jun 8, 8:17 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk	43 min
Jun 8, 8:32 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach	43 min
Jun 8, 9:07 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		68 min
Jun 8, 9:13 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Nottoway	47 min
Jun 8, 9:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	46 min
Jun 8, 9:20 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	25 min
Jun 8, 10:02 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton, City of Franklin	43 min
Jun 8, 10:14 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		61 min
Jun 8, 2:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Westmoreland	49 min
Jun 8, 2:37 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Richmond, Westmoreland	25 min
Jun 8, 3:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Westmoreland	40 min
Jun 8, 3:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, James City	51 min
Jun 8, 3:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, James City, Prince George, Surry	47 min
Jun 8, 3:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Middlesex	27 min
Jun 8, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		55 min
Jun 8, 3:29 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Gloucester, King and Queen, Middlesex	31 min
Jun 8, 3:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northumberland	51 min
Jun 8, 3:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	James City, Surry, York, City of Newport News, City of Williamsburg	39 min
Jun 8, 3:56 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		64 min
Jun 8, 3:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	34 min
Jun 8, 3:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Middlesex	48 min
Jun 8, 4:09 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		66 min
Jun 8, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield	42 min
Jun 8, 4:22 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Chesterfield	23 min
Jun 8, 4:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	York, City of Hampton, City of Poquoson	49 min
Jun 8, 5:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Westmoreland	40 min
Jun 8, 5:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince Edward	47 min
Jun 8, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna	42 min
Jun 8, 5:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Prince Edward	33 min
Jun 8, 5:42 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		48 min
Jun 8, 5:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth	46 min
Jun 8, 5:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Westmoreland	43 min
Jun 8, 6:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lunenburg, Prince Edward	53 min
Jun 8, 6:13 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Richmond, Westmoreland	3 hr
Jun 8, 6:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland	35 min
Jun 8, 7:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lunenburg	40 min
Jun 8, 7:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline	39 min
Jun 8, 7:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Amelia	53 min
Jun 8, 7:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Goochland, Hanover, Powhatan	51 min
Jun 8, 7:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie	22 min
Jun 8, 7:33 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		12 min
Jun 8, 7:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Goochland, Hanover, Powhatan	30 min
Jun 8, 7:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Hanover	35 min
Jun 7, 8:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chowan	34 min
Jun 7, 9:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans	36 min
Jun 8, 7:54 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gates	51 min
Jun 8, 3:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gates	51 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.