Alert: Special Weather Statement issued April 16 at 3:15AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

Event: Special Weather Statement
Sender Name: NWS Wakefield VA
Issued: 2018-04-16T03:15:21-04:00
Expires: 2018-04-16T04:00:00-04:00
Description: At 314 AM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from near Kilmarnock to near Crittenden.
Movement was north at 130 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with these storms.

Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include…
Newport News, Hampton, Williamsburg, Mathews, Smithfield, Gloucester
Courthouse, Windsor, Kilmarnock, Langley AFB, Queens Lake, Ocean
View, Fair Port, Gloucester Point, Great Bridge, Deep Creek, Downtown
Portsmouth, Churchland, Norfolk State University, Virginia Institute
For Marine Sciences and Deltaville.

Strong wind gusts are possible with these storms. These wind gusts
are capable of knocking down tree limbs…small or weakened trees…
and blowing around trash cans…potted plants…lawn furniture and
other light outdoor objects.

Instruction:

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

Message Identifier: NWS-IDP-PROD-2773368
CAP MessageType: Alert