At 2:39 p.m. on Sunday, the National Weather Service in Wakefield, VA, issued a tornado watch for a areas in Hampton Roads, including Hampton and Newport News. Other nearby areas affected by the watch include Poquoson, Williamsburg, Gloucester, James City and Yorktown. Cities and counties in central, east central and eastern Virginia are under a watch, as well. The tornado watches are in effect until 10 p.m. Sunday.
Additionally, at 2:40 p.m. on Sunday, the NWS issues a severe thunderstorm watch that is set to last until 10 p.m. the same night. A number of Hampton Roads cities and counties are on the list, including Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Norfolk and Suffolk. Other areas included in the watch are Appomattox, Isle of Wight, Prince Edward County and Sussex. A number of North Carolina counties are affected by the weather alert as well, such as Currituck County, Northampton County, and Camden County.
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