Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued for Parts of Virginia and North Carolina
The National Weather Service in Wakefield, Virginia, has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of eastern Virginia and northeast North Carolina. The watch is in effect until 10:00 PM EDT on August 20.
The alert, designated as Severe Thunderstorm Watch 604, was issued at 8:44 PM EDT on August 20 and remains valid until 10:00 PM EDT. It covers 9 counties in northeast North Carolina along with 36 counties and independent cities across Virginia.
In northeast North Carolina, the watch includes Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford, Northampton, Pasquotank, and Perquimans counties.
In Virginia, the coverage extends across central, east central, eastern, south central, and southeast regions. Localities involved include Accomack, Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton, Northumberland, New Kent, Mecklenburg, Prince George, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, and York counties, as well as the cities of Chesapeake, Colonial Heights, Emporia, Franklin, Hampton, Hopewell, Newport News, Norfolk, Petersburg, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg.