Alert: Special Weather Statement issued April 28 at 10:40PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

Event: Special Weather Statement
Sender Name: NWS Wakefield VA
Issued: 2016-04-28T22:40:55-04:00
Expires: 2016-04-28T23:15:00-04:00
Description: AND YORK COUNTIES…THE SOUTHEASTERN CITY OF CHESAPEAKE…THE
NORTHERN CITY OF PORTSMOUTH…THE CITY OF NORFOLK…THE CITY OF
POQUOSON…THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH…THE CITY OF HAMPTON AND THE
CENTRAL CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS…

AT 1040 PM EDT…RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PATRICK HENRY FIELD TO NEAR VIRGINIA
BEACH TO NEAR NORTHWEST. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
VIRGINIA BEACH…NEWPORT NEWS…HAMPTON…LANGLEY AFB…OCEAN VIEW…
KEMPSVILLE…SEAFORD…CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY…HAMPTON
UNIVERSITY…PATRICK HENRY FIELD…VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE…
GLOUCESTER POINT…NORFOLK…CHESAPEAKE…NORTHAMPTON…NORVIEW…BUCKROE
BEACH…NORTHWEST…NORFOLK INTERNATIONAL ARPT AND FORT MONROE.

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY…SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Categories: Met,
Area Description: City of Williamsburg; City of Newport News; York; City of Hampton; City of Norfolk; City of Poquoson; City of Chesapeake; City of Portsmouth; City of Virginia Beach

Message Identifier: NWS-141029-1268796
CAP MessageType: Alert