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Beach Hazards Statement 1, NWS Wakefield, VA

May 21, 2026Accomack County, Northampton County, City of Virginia Beach, Virginia; Currituck County, North Carolina; Worcester County, Maryland

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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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.