Virginia Beach, Virginia
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Area(s): | City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Norfolk, VA; City of Portsmouth, VA; City of Virginia Beach, VA |
| Effective: | 2026-08-20 @ 2:37 pm -> 2026-08-20 @ 3:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-20 @ 2:37 pm -> 2026-08-20 @ 3:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Immediate |
| Issued By: | NWS Wakefield VA on 2026-08-20 @ 2:37 pm |
| Headline: | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 3:37PM EDT until August 20 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Description: |
At 336 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Old Dominion University, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. This severe storm will be near... Downtown Norfolk, Downtown Portsmouth, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Norfolk NAS, Ghent, and Norview around 340 PM EDT. Virginia Beach, Virginia Wesleyan University, and Norfolk International around 345 PM EDT. Kempsville around 400 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Greenbrier, South Norfolk, Bayside, Portlock, Wards Corner, Gallups Corner, and Willoughby Spit. |
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Northampton |
| Effective: | 2026-08-20 @ 2:32 pm -> 2026-08-20 @ 3:15 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-20 @ 2:32 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Wakefield VA on 2026-08-20 @ 2:32 pm |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued August 20 at 3:32PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Description: |
At 331 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Cape Charles, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Cape Charles and Cheriton around 335 PM EDT. Bay View around 340 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this storm include Simpkins, Capeville, Townsend, Kiptopeke State Park, Oyster, Eastville, Cheapside, Plantation, Machipongo, and Dalbys. |
| Alert: | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Area(s): | Bertie, NC; Camden, NC; Chowan, NC; Gates, NC; Hertford, NC; Pasquotank, NC; Perquimans, NC; City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Suffolk, VA |
| Effective: | 2026-08-20 @ 2:14 pm -> 2026-08-20 @ 3:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-20 @ 2:14 pm -> 2026-08-20 @ 3:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Immediate |
| Issued By: | NWS Wakefield VA on 2026-08-20 @ 2:14 pm |
| Headline: | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 3:14PM EDT until August 20 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Description: |
SVRAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Camden County in northeastern North Carolina... Northwestern Pasquotank County in northeastern North Carolina... Northwestern Perquimans County in northeastern North Carolina... Northern Bertie County in northeastern North Carolina... Hertford County in northeastern North Carolina... Gates County in northeastern North Carolina... Northwestern Chowan County in northeastern North Carolina... The southwestern City of Chesapeake in southeastern Virginia... The southeastern City of Suffolk in southeastern Virginia... * Until 400 PM EDT. * At 313 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Roduco to near Roxobel, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Ahoskie, Aulander, Gatesville, Gates, Winton, Cofield, and Roduco around 320 PM EDT. Suffolk around 325 PM EDT. Powellsville around 330 PM EDT. Corapeake around 335 PM EDT. Sunbury and Harrellsville around 340 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Goose Pond, Whites Crossroads, Tunis, Gliden, Kelford, Earleys, Menola, Newsome Store, Savage, and Arrowhead Beach. |
| Alert: | Tornado Watch |
| Area(s): | District of Columbia, DC; Anne Arundel, MD; Baltimore, MD; Calvert, MD; Carroll, MD; Cecil, MD; Charles, MD; Harford, MD; Howard, MD; Montgomery, MD; Prince Georges, MD; St. Marys, MD; Baltimore City, MD; Arlington, VA; Fairfax, VA; King George, VA; Prince William, VA; Stafford, VA; City of Alexandria, VA; City of Fairfax, VA; City of Falls Church, VA; City of Fredericksburg, VA; City of Manassas, VA; City of Manassas Park, VA |
| Effective: | 2026-08-20 @ 2:01 pm -> 2026-08-20 @ 9:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-20 @ 2:01 pm -> 2026-08-20 @ 9:00 pm |
| Severity: | Extreme |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC on 2026-08-20 @ 2:01 pm |
| Headline: | Tornado Watch issued August 20 at 3:01PM EDT until August 20 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Description: |
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 605 UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 604. THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN MARYLAND THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MARYLAND ANNE ARUNDEL HOWARD MONTGOMERY PRINCE GEORGES IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND CARROLL IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND CECIL IN NORTHERN MARYLAND BALTIMORE BALTIMORE CITY HARFORD IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND CALVERT CHARLES ST. MARYS IN VIRGINIA THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG KING GEORGE IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA ARLINGTON CITY OF ALEXANDRIA CITY OF FAIRFAX CITY OF FALLS CHURCH CITY OF MANASSAS CITY OF MANASSAS PARK FAIRFAX PRINCE WILLIAM STAFFORD THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ABINGDON, ADAMS MORGAN, ADEN, ALEXANDRIA, ANDORA, ANNANDALE, ANNAPOLIS, APPLETON, ARKENDALE, ARLINGTON, ARNOLD, BALLSTON, BALTIMORE, BARCROFT, BARKSDALE, BAY VIEW, BETHESDA, BLAKE, BOHEMIAS MILLS, BOWIE, BOYDS, BRANTWOOD, BROOKFIELD, BROOMES ISLAND, BURKE, BYNUM, CALIFORNIA, CALLAWAY, CATONSVILLE, CHANTILLY, CHERRYDALE, CHESAPEAKE BEACH, CLARKSVILLE, CLINTON, COLLEGE PARK, COLUMBIA, COVE POINT, DAHLGREN, DALE CITY, DAMERON, DRUM POINT, DUNDALK, DUNKIRK, EDGEWOOD, ELDERSBURG, ESSEX, FAIRFAX, FAIRFAX STATION, FALLS CHURCH, FALMOUTH, FELLS POINT, FOUR CORNERS, FREDERICKSBURG, GAITHERSBURG, GAMBER, GARRISONVILLE, GERMANTOWN, GLEN BURNIE, GLENDIE, GLENMONT, GREENBELT, HARFORD FURNACE, HICKORY, HISTORIC ELLICOTT CITY, INDEPENDENT HILL, LAKE RIDGE, LANGLEY, LEXINGTON PARK, LONG BEACH, MAGNOLIA, MANASSAS, MANASSAS PARK, MCLEAN, MONTCLAIR, MONTPELIER, MOUNT HARMONY, PARK HEIGHTS, PARKVILLE, PINEY POINT, RANDALLSTOWN, REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT, RESTON, RIDGE, RIDGEWAY, RIVERCREST, ROLLINS FORK, ROSSLYN, SEVERN, SEVERNA PARK, SHILOH, SILVER SPRING, SIMPSONVILLE, SOTTERLEY, SOUTH GATE, ST. CHARLES, SUITLAND-SILVER HILL, TANTALLON, TOWSON, WALDORF, WASHINGTON, WESTMINSTER, WIDEWATER, WOODBRIDGE, WOODLAWN, AND WOODSTOCK. |
| Alert: | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Area(s): | Frederick, MD; Culpeper, VA; Fauquier, VA; Loudoun, VA; Madison, VA; Orange, VA; Rappahannock, VA; Spotsylvania, VA |
| Effective: | 2026-08-20 @ 2:01 pm -> 2026-08-20 @ 9:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-20 @ 2:01 pm -> 2026-08-20 @ 9:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC on 2026-08-20 @ 2:01 pm |
| Headline: | Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 20 at 3:01PM EDT until August 20 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Description: |
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 604 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND FREDERICK IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA ORANGE SPOTSYLVANIA IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA CULPEPER FAUQUIER LOUDOUN IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA MADISON RAPPAHANNOCK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AIRLIE, ALSOP, BALLENGER CREEK, BETHEL, BROKENBURG, BUCKEYSTOWN, BURR HILL, CARDOVA, CATALPA, CHESTER GAP, COUNTRYSIDE, CULPEPER, DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EVERONA, FIVE FORKS, FORDSVILLE, FREDERICK, GATEWOOD, GLEEDSVILLE, LAHORE, LEESBURG, LUCKETTS, MADISON MILLS, MADISON RUN, MASSAPONAX, NASONS, OAK GROVE, ORANGE, PARK MILLS, PARTLOW, POST OAK, RAPIDAN, REVA, SPOTSYLVANIA COURT, STERLING PARK, STEVENSBURG, TURNBULL, TWYMANS MILL, UNIONVILLE, WARRENTON, AND WINSTON. |
| Alert: | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Area(s): | Bertie, NC; Camden, NC; Chowan, NC; Currituck, NC; Gates, NC; Hertford, NC; Northampton, NC; Pasquotank, NC; Perquimans, NC; Accomack, VA; Amelia, VA; Brunswick, VA; Caroline, VA; Charles City, VA; Chesterfield, VA; Cumberland, VA; Dinwiddie, VA; Essex, VA; Fluvanna, VA; Gloucester, VA; Goochland, VA; Greensville, VA; Hanover, VA; Henrico, VA; Isle of Wight, VA; James City, VA; King and Queen, VA; King William, VA; Lancaster, VA; Louisa, VA; Lunenburg, VA; Mathews, VA; Mecklenburg, VA; Middlesex, VA; New Kent, VA; Northampton, VA; Northumberland, VA; Nottoway, VA; Powhatan, VA; Prince Edward, VA; Prince George, VA; Richmond, VA; Southampton, VA; Surry, VA; Sussex, VA; Westmoreland, VA; York, VA; City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Colonial Heights, VA; City of Emporia, VA; City of Franklin, VA; City of Hampton, VA; City of Hopewell, VA; City of Newport News, VA; City of Norfolk, VA; City of Petersburg, VA; City of Poquoson, VA; City of Portsmouth, VA; City of Richmond, VA; City of Suffolk, VA; City of Virginia Beach, VA; City of Williamsburg, VA |
| Effective: | 2026-08-20 @ 1:58 pm -> 2026-08-20 @ 9:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-20 @ 1:58 pm -> 2026-08-20 @ 9:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Wakefield VA on 2026-08-20 @ 1:58 pm |
| Headline: | Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 20 at 2:58PM EDT until August 20 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Description: |
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 604 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA BERTIE CAMDEN CHOWAN CURRITUCK GATES HERTFORD NORTHAMPTON PASQUOTANK PERQUIMANS IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 53 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA AMELIA CHESTERFIELD CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS CITY OF RICHMOND CUMBERLAND FLUVANNA GOOCHLAND HANOVER HENRICO LOUISA POWHATAN PRINCE EDWARD IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA CHARLES CITY ESSEX KING WILLIAM KING AND QUEEN NEW KENT RICHMOND WESTMORELAND IN EASTERN VIRGINIA LANCASTER MATHEWS MIDDLESEX NORTHAMPTON NORTHUMBERLAND IN NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA CAROLINE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA BRUNSWICK CITY OF HOPEWELL CITY OF PETERSBURG DINWIDDIE LUNENBURG MECKLENBURG NOTTOWAY PRINCE GEORGE IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA ACCOMACK CITY OF CHESAPEAKE CITY OF EMPORIA CITY OF FRANKLIN CITY OF HAMPTON CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS CITY OF NORFOLK CITY OF POQUOSON CITY OF PORTSMOUTH CITY OF SUFFOLK CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG GLOUCESTER GREENSVILLE ISLE OF WIGHT JAMES CITY SOUTHAMPTON SURRY SUSSEX YORK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AHOSKIE, AMELIA COURTHOUSE, ANGOLA, ANTE, BACONS CASTLE, BARHAM, BARNETTS, BAVON, BEACH, BON AIR, BOOTH FORK, BOTTOMS BRIDGE, BOWERS HILL, BOYKINS, BRAYS FORK, BROWNS CORNER, BRUNSWICK, BRYANTOWN, BUFFORD CROSSROADS, BURRUSS CORNER, BUSCH GARDENS, CAPE CHARLES, CAPE COLONY, CARET, CEDAR FORK, CENTER CROSS, CENTERVILLE, CHAMPLAIN, CHASE CITY, CHESAPEAKE AIRPORT, CHESTER, CHESTERFIELD, CHINCOTEAGUE, CHIPPOKES STATE PARK, CHRISTENSONS CORNER, CHULA, CLANCIE, CLARESVILLE, CLARKSVILLE, COLONIAL BEACH, COLONIAL HEIGHTS, CORBIN, COURTLAND, COWIE CORNER, CREWE, CROAKER, CURRITUCK, DAWN, DEEP CREEK, DENARO, DRAGONVILLE, DUNBROOKE, DUNNSVILLE, DURAND, EAGLETOWN, EARLS, EDENHOUSE, EDENTON, EDGERTON, ELIZABETH CITY, EMPORIA, EMPORIA AIRPORT, EMPORIA RESERVOIR, EWELL, EXMORE, FARMVILLE, FENTRESS, FIVE FORKS, FORT LEE, FRANKLIN, GARYSBURG, GASTON, GATESVILLE, GLEN ALLEN, GLOUCESTER POINT, GOOCHLAND, GREAT BRIDGE, GREEN PLAIN, GREENBACKVILLE, GREENBRIER, GRESSIT, GROVE, GUINEA MILLS, GUM FORKS, GWALTNEY CORNER, HAMPTON, HANCOCK, HAWK, HERTFORD, HOG ISLAND GAME RESERVE, HOPEWELL, HORNTOWN, HORSESHOE, HOWERTONS, HUNTERDALE, IVOR, JETERSVILLE, KENBRIDGE, KILMARNOCK, KING AND QUEEN COURT HOUSE, LAKE MONTICELLO, LANCASTER, LAWRENCEVILLE, LEWISETTA, LILLY, LITTLE PLYMOUTH, LOUISA, MACEDONIA, MANNBORO, MASCOT, MATTAPONI, MAVATON, MEADOWVILLE, MECHANICSVILLE, MERRY HILL, MIDLOTHIAN, MIDWAY, MINERAL, MOSELEY, MOUNT PLEASANT, MOUNTCASTLE, NEW CHURCH, NEW KENT AIRPORT, NEW POINT, NEW POINT COMFORT, NEWPORT NEWS, NORFOLK, ONANCOCK, ORAPAX FARMS, PEARY, PETERSBURG, POOLESVILLE, POQUOSON, PORTSMOUTH, POWHATAN, QUINTON, QUITSNA, RAINES TAVERN, REAMS, REEDS, RICH SQUARE, RICHMOND, ROXBURY, SAINT JOHNS, SANDSTON, SCOTTS FORK, SHARON, SMITHFIELD, SOUTH HILL, STODDERT, SUFFOLK, TALLEYSVILLE, TRIPLET, URBANNA, VALENTINES, VALHALLA, VICTORIA, VIRGINIA BEACH, VULTARE, WAKEFIELD, WARSAW, WAVERLY, WAYSIDE, WEST POINT, WHITE PLAINS, WILLIAMSBURG, WINDSOR, AND YORKTOWN. |