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Beach Hazards Statement 1, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this beach hazards statement at May 21, 2026, 8:08 PM EDT for Accomack County, Northampton County, City of Virginia Beach, Virginia; Currituck County, North Carolina; Worcester County, Maryland. It took effect at May 22, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 21, 2026, 8:08 PM EDT (00:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 22, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 24, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
Counties Worcester County, MD, Currituck County, NC, Accomack County, VA, City of Virginia Beach, VA, Northampton County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
Nearby
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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.