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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 151, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 18, 2026, 3:22 PM EDT for Brunswick County, Lunenburg County, Mecklenburg County, Virginia. It was in force for 42 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
- Jul 18, 2026, 3:22 PM EDT (19:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2026, 4:04 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Brunswick County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Mecklenburg County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 128 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 545 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1058 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 18, 2:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 2:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wakefield VA 218 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 VAZ048-060>062-065>069-509-510-191830- Fluvanna-Prince Edward-Cumberland-Goochland-Mecklenburg-Lunenburg- Nottoway-Amelia-Powhatan-Western Louisa-Eastern Louisa- 218 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 496 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia and south central Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. Heat indices up to 103 are expected today. There is also a Slight Risk of severe storms this afternoon/evening, with the main threats being damaging winds and locally heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Chances for showers and thunderstorms continue into early next week. Locally heavy rainfall and damaging winds will be possible with any severe storm on Sunday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MDZ022>024-191830- Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester- 218 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 496 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. Heat indices up to 105 to 109 are expected today. There is also a Slight Risk of severe storms this afternoon/evening, with the main threats being damaging winds and locally heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Chances for showers and thunderstorms continue into early next week. Locally heavy rainfall and damaging winds will be possible with any severe storm on Sunday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MDZ021-NCZ012>017-102-VAZ064-075>090-092-097-098-511>525-528>531- 191830- Dorchester-Northampton-Hertford-Gates-Pasquotank-Camden- Western Currituck-Eastern Currituck-Caroline-Westmoreland-Richmond- Northumberland-Lancaster-Brunswick-Dinwiddie- Prince George (including Hopewell and Petersburg)-Charles City- New Kent-Gloucester-Middlesex-Mathews-Greensville-Sussex-Surry- James City-Southampton-Chesapeake-Virginia Beach-Western Hanover- Eastern Hanover-Western Chesterfield- Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights)- Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond)-Eastern Henrico- Western King William-Eastern King William-Western King and Queen- Eastern King and Queen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex-York-Newport News- Hampton/Poquoson-Isle of Wight-Suffolk-Norfolk-Portsmouth- 218 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 496 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, northeast North Carolina, central Virginia, east central Virginia, eastern Virginia, north central Virginia, south central Virginia and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ030>032-191830- Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans- 218 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast North Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. VAZ099-100-191830- Accomack-Northampton- 218 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 496 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern Virginia and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Chances for showers and thunderstorms continue into early next week. Locally heavy rainfall and damaging winds will be possible with any severe storm on Sunday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MDZ025-191830- Maryland Beaches- 218 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 496 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Chances for showers and thunderstorms continue into early next week. Locally heavy rainfall and damaging winds will be possible with any severe storm on Sunday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
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Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 1:35 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 31 hr | |
| Jul 18, 2:31 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 37 more | 17 hr |
| Jul 18, 1:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 38 min |
| Jul 18, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 62 min |
| Jul 18, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Louisa | 44 min |
| Jul 18, 2:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 38 min |
| Jul 18, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 44 min |
| Jul 18, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex, Richmond | 41 min |
| Jul 18, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Powhatan | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 25 min |
| Jul 18, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Goochland, Hanover and 8 more | 42 min |
| Jul 18, 3:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 79 min |
| Jul 18, 3:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Sussex | 24 min |
| Jul 18, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester | 36 min |
| Jul 18, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline | 51 min |
| Jul 18, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 65 min | |
| Jul 18, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland | 26 min |
| Jul 18, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Essex, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen and 6 more | 47 min |
| Jul 18, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Sussex | 31 min |
| Jul 18, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince Edward | 38 min |
| Jul 18, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Hanover, King and Queen, King William | 38 min |
| Jul 18, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Westmoreland | 48 min |
| Jul 18, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward | 38 min |
| Jul 18, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Louisa | 50 min |
| Jul 18, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex | 47 min |
| Jul 18, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland | 44 min |
| Jul 18, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 42 min |
| Jul 18, 4:54 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 66 min | |
| Jul 18, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Westmoreland | 33 min |
| Jul 18, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond | 31 min |
| Jul 18, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa | 42 min |
| Jul 18, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa, Powhatan | 48 min |
| Jul 18, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 40 min | |
| Jul 18, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 19 min |
| Jul 18, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 41 min |
| Jul 18, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Hanover, King and Queen, King William, Louisa and 1 more | 35 min |
| Jul 18, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 40 min |
| Jul 18, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland | 47 min |
| Jul 18, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 35 min |
| Jul 18, 6:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 65 min | |
| Jul 18, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 34 min |
| Jul 18, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 29 min |
| Jul 18, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dorchester | 31 min |
| Jul 18, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester | 48 min |
| Jul 18, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dorchester | 27 min |
| Jul 18, 6:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Dorchester, Wicomico | 10 min |
| Jul 18, 7:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Worcester | 33 min |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.