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Tornado Watch issued October 11 at 4:51PM EDT until October 11 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

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First tracked
2026-10-11 19:28:46.921Z
Last seen in a feed
2026-10-11 21:43:42.780Z
Source classification
Extreme · Source update
Issuer / area
NWS Wakefield VA · Brunswick, VA; Dinwiddie, VA; Greensville, VA; Mecklenburg, VA; City of Emporia, VA
Certainty / urgency
Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end)
2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
Forecast onset / end
2026-10-11T20:51:00.000Z / 2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z

Tornado Watch · Brunswick, VA; Dinwiddie, VA; Greensville, VA; Mecklenburg, VA; City of Emporia, VA. Extreme; possible; urgency: future.

Archived official description

TORNADO WATCH 681 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA BRUNSWICK DINWIDDIE MECKLENBURG IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA CITY OF EMPORIA GREENSVILLE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANTE, BRUNSWICK, BUFFORD CROSSROADS, CHASE CITY, CLARESVILLE, CLARKSVILLE, COWIE CORNER, DURAND, EDGERTON, EMPORIA, EMPORIA AIRPORT, EMPORIA RESERVOIR, GREEN PLAIN, LAWRENCEVILLE, REAMS, SOUTH HILL, TRIPLET, VALENTINES, AND WHITE PLAINS.

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  1. newly tracked · Captured 2026-10-11 19:28:46.921Z

    Tornado Watch issued October 11 at 1:56PM EDT until October 11 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

    Tornado Watch · Bertie, NC; Camden, NC; Chowan, NC; Currituck, NC; Gates, NC; Hertford, NC; Northampton, NC; Pasquotank, NC; Perquimans, NC; Brunswick, VA; Charles City, VA; Dinwiddie, VA; Greensville, VA; Isle of Wight, VA; James City, VA; Mecklenburg, VA; Prince George, VA; Southampton, VA; Surry, VA; Sussex, VA; York, VA; City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Colonial Heights, VA; City of Emporia, VA; City of Franklin, VA; City of Hampton, VA; City of Hopewell, VA; City of Newport News, VA; City of Norfolk, VA; City of Petersburg, VA; City of Poquoson, VA; City of Portsmouth, VA; City of Suffolk, VA; City of Virginia Beach, VA; City of Williamsburg, VA. Extreme; possible; urgency: future.

    Source issued/updated 2026-10-11T17:56:00.000Z · Source alert

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  2. revised · Captured 2026-10-11 20:58:42.694Z

    Tornado Watch issued October 11 at 4:51PM EDT until October 11 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

    Tornado Watch · Brunswick, VA; Dinwiddie, VA; Greensville, VA; Mecklenburg, VA; City of Emporia, VA. Extreme; possible; urgency: future.

    Source issued/updated 2026-10-11T20:51:00.000Z · Source update

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