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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this tornado warning at Sep 12, 2026, 4:43 PM EDT for Charles City County, Prince George County, Surry County, Virginia. It was in force for 32 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
- Sep 12, 2026, 4:43 PM EDT (20:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 12, 2026, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Charles City County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Surry County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Surry, City of Newport News | 45 min |
| Sep 12, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Isle of Wight, James City, Surry, York, City of Newport News and 1 more | 41 min |
| Sep 12, 5:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Surry, Sussex | 17 min |
| Sep 12, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Henrico, James City, New Kent, City of Hopewell, City of Williamsburg | 50 min |
| Sep 12, 5:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Prince George, Surry, Sussex | 5 hr |
| Sep 12, 5:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 5:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, City of Emporia | 43 min |
| Sep 12, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northampton | 41 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.