Virginia Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 06/12/2026 17:36

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 12 at 8:36PM EDT until June 12 at 9:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 12, 2026 - 5:36pm
Expires: 
June 12, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description: 
SVRAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... The east central City of Norfolk in southeastern Virginia... The northwestern City of Virginia Beach in southeastern Virginia... * Until 915 PM EDT. * At 836 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Norfolk International, or near Virginia Wesleyan University, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Virginia Beach around 840 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Bayside, Oceana, and North Virginia Beach.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Please report severe weather by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
Area Description: 
City of Norfolk, VA; City of Virginia Beach, VA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wakefield VA