Virginia Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 05/27/2026 12:16

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 27 at 3:16PM EDT until May 27 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 27, 2026 - 12:16pm
Expires: 
May 27, 2026 - 1:15pm
Description: 
SVRAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Louisa County in central Virginia... Northeastern Cumberland County in central Virginia... Northwestern Goochland County in central Virginia... Fluvanna County in central Virginia... * Until 415 PM EDT. * At 315 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Charlottesville to 7 miles west of Lake Monticello to 6 miles northeast of Schuyler, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Lake Monticello around 320 PM EDT. Troy around 330 PM EDT. Palmyra around 335 PM EDT. Ferncliff around 345 PM EDT. Fork Union and Kents Store around 350 PM EDT. Columbia around 400 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Louisa Airport, Shores, Central Plains, Bremo Bluff, Cohasset, Tabscott, Trevilians, Othma, Hardware, and Wilmington.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Please report severe weather by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
Area Description: 
Cumberland, VA; Fluvanna, VA; Goochland, VA; Louisa, VA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wakefield VA