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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Wakefield, VA

September 12, 2026Charles City County, Prince George County, Surry County, Virginia

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 12, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQIsle of Wight, Surry, City of Newport News45 min
Sep 12, 4:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCharles City, Isle of Wight, James City, Surry, York, City of Newport News and 1 more41 min
Sep 12, 5:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQSurry, Sussex17 min
Sep 12, 5:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCharles City, Henrico, James City, New Kent, City of Hopewell, City of Williamsburg50 min
Sep 12, 5:17 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQPrince George, Surry, Sussex5 hr
Sep 12, 5:19 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQPrince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell3 hr
Sep 12, 5:47 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQCharles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond3 hr
Sep 12, 6:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQGreensville, Southampton, City of Emporia43 min
Sep 12, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQNorthampton41 min

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.