####018002729#### WUUS51 KAKQ 162155 SVRAKQ VAC025-053-081-117-175-183-595-162245- /O.NEW.KAKQ.SV.W.0099.250516T2155Z-250516T2245Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Wakefield VA 555 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025 The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Greensville County in southeastern Virginia... East central Mecklenburg County in south central Virginia... The City of Emporia in southeastern Virginia... Central Southampton County in southeastern Virginia... Sussex County in southeastern Virginia... Southern Dinwiddie County in south central Virginia... Brunswick County in south central Virginia... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 554 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from McKenney to near Lawrenceville to La Crosse, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Lawrenceville, Brodnax, and Purdy around 600 PM EDT. Brunswick, Stony Creek, and Radium around 605 PM EDT. Emporia and Jarratt around 610 PM EDT. Sussex and Green Plain around 615 PM EDT. Homeville around 620 PM EDT. Claresville around 625 PM EDT. Courtland around 635 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Vicksville, Cochran, Adams Grove, Grizzard, Bufford Crossroads, Lanes Corner, Booker, Dolphin, Yale, and Pleasant Shade. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms have produced widespread wind damage across portions of Lunenburg County . SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows! Please report severe weather by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS Wakefield Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSWAKEFIELDVA. && LAT...LON 3671 7823 3679 7809 3678 7806 3678 7803 3683 7802 3688 7794 3699 7790 3699 7789 3701 7789 3697 7700 3670 7701 3655 7737 TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 277DEG 50KT 3700 7770 3682 7781 3669 7810 THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH $$ BROWN