Alert: Special Weather Statement issued August 18 at 11:59PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

Event: Special Weather Statement
Sender Name: NWS Wakefield VA
Issued: 2017-08-18T23:59:08-04:00
Expires: 2017-08-19T00:45:00-04:00
Description: At 1157 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from Claremont to near Elberon to near Isle
Of Wight to near Carrsville to near Hunterdale. Movement was east at
35 mph.

Wind gusts in excess of 30 mph are possible with these storms.

Rainfall amounts of up to 1 inch are possible with these storms.

These storms will be near…
Isle Of Wight around 1205 AM EDT.
Smithfield, Windsor and Scotland around 1210 AM EDT.
Williamsburg, Jamestown and Rescue around 1215 AM EDT.
Kings Fork, Kings Point, Carver Gardens, York Terrace, Fort Eustis
and Crittenden around 1220 AM EDT.
Suffolk, Grove, Busch Gardens and Denbigh around 1225 AM EDT.
Newport News, Christopher Newport University, Patrick Henry Field,
Driver, Beaconsdale, Lee Hall and Tabb around 1230 AM EDT.
Hampton, Virginia Institute For Marine Sciences, Downtown Suffolk,
Hampton University, Gloucester Point, Portsmouth, Northampton,
Bowers Hill and Wicomico around 1235 AM EDT.
Langley AFB, Seaford, Churchland, Old Dominion University,
Chesapeake, Western Branch, Norfolk NAS, Fort Monroe and Achilles
around 1240 AM EDT.

Other locations impacted by these storms include South Norfolk, Pons,
Carrollton, Portlock, Chippokes State Park, Lackey, Longview,
Huntersville, Oriana and Chuckatuck.

Motorists should use extra caution in the vicinity of these storms.
Be prepared for rapid changes in weather and road conditions. Heavy
rain could cause ponding of water on roads…and possible minor
flooding of ditches and poor drainage areas.

Instruction:

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Isle of Wight; Surry; Norfolk/Portsmouth; Newport News; York; Gloucester; James City; Southampton; Hampton/Poquoson; Virginia Beach; Chesapeake; Suffolk

Message Identifier: NWS-IDP-PROD-2491636
CAP MessageType: Alert