At 334 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Indiantown, or 7 miles south of Currituck, moving northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 40 mph, heavy rain, and frequent lightning. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Reduced visibility and minor flooding possible. Frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central Camden and central Currituck Counties, including the following locations. Barco, Coinjock, Riddle, Aydlett, Waterlily, Bartlett, and Maple.

SMWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Special Marine Warning for. Currituck Sound. * Until 430 PM EDT. * At 329 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 nm west of Knotts Island Bay to 8 nm west of Currituck Sound, moving northeast at 10 knots. HAZARD. Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE. Radar. IMPACT. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include. Currituck Beach Light, Knotts Island Bay, Currituck Sound, and Deal Island.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 554 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA CURRITUCK SOUND CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK VA TO CAPE HENRY VA INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE JAMES RIVER FROM JAMES RIVER BRIDGE TO HAMPTON ROADS BRIDGE- TUNNEL COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO VIRGINIA-NORTH CAROLINA BORDER OUT TO 20 NM COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT 20 NM

* WHAT. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE. Portions of northeast North Carolina, including the following areas, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Eastern Currituck, Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank, Perquimans and Western Currituck and southeast Virginia, including the following areas, Chesapeake, Norfolk/Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach. * WHEN. Through this evening. * IMPACTS. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - Deep moisture across southeast Virginia and northeast North Carolina will combine with a slow moving cold front today into tonight, leading to heavy rainfall across the region. Rainfall rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour are likely, especially this afternoon into this evening. This may lead to flash flooding, especially in urban and poor drainage areas. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

SVRAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for. Northampton County in northeastern North Carolina. Northwestern Hertford County in northeastern North Carolina. Southeastern Greensville County in southeastern Virginia. The City of Franklin in southeastern Virginia. Southwestern Isle of Wight County in southeastern Virginia. Southampton County in southeastern Virginia. The southwestern City of Suffolk in southeastern Virginia. * Until 430 PM EDT. * At 337 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles south of Sussex to Claresville to near Barley, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD. 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and powerlines. * Severe thunderstorms will be near. Roanoke Rapids and Gaston around 340 PM EDT. Garysburg and Seaboard around 350 PM EDT. Courtland and Boykins around 355 PM EDT. Newsoms and Sedley around 400 PM EDT. Franklin and Hunterdale around 410 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Vicksville, Milwaukee, Gum Forks, Jackson, Worrell, Dory, Pleasant Grove, Sunbeam, Lees Mill, and Creeksville.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 554 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA BERTIE CAMDEN CHOWAN CURRITUCK GATES HERTFORD NORTHAMPTON PASQUOTANK PERQUIMANS IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA BRUNSWICK LUNENBURG MECKLENBURG IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA CITY OF CHESAPEAKE CITY OF EMPORIA CITY OF FRANKLIN CITY OF HAMPTON CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS CITY OF NORFOLK CITY OF POQUOSON CITY OF PORTSMOUTH CITY OF SUFFOLK CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG GREENSVILLE ISLE OF WIGHT JAMES CITY SOUTHAMPTON SURRY SUSSEX YORK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AHOSKIE, ANTE, BACONS CASTLE, BARHAM, BOOTH FORK, BOWERS HILL, BOYKINS, BRUNSWICK, BRYANTOWN, BUFFORD CROSSROADS, BUSCH GARDENS, CAPE COLONY, CENTERVILLE, CHASE CITY, CHESAPEAKE AIRPORT, CHIPPOKES STATE PARK, CHRISTENSONS CORNER, CLARESVILLE, CLARKSVILLE, COURTLAND, COWIE CORNER, CROAKER, CURRITUCK, DEEP CREEK, DURAND, EAGLETOWN, EDENHOUSE, EDENTON, EDGERTON, ELIZABETH CITY, EMPORIA, EMPORIA AIRPORT, EMPORIA RESERVOIR, EWELL, FENTRESS, FIVE FORKS, FRANKLIN, GARYSBURG, GASTON, GATESVILLE, GREAT BRIDGE, GREEN PLAIN, GREENBRIER, GROVE, GUM FORKS, GWALTNEY CORNER, HAMPTON, HANCOCK, HERTFORD, HOG ISLAND GAME RESERVE, HORSESHOE, HUNTERDALE, IVOR, KENBRIDGE, LAWRENCEVILLE, LILLY, MACEDONIA, MAVATON, MERRY HILL, MIDWAY, MOUNT PLEASANT, NEWPORT NEWS, NORFOLK, POOLESVILLE, POQUOSON, PORTSMOUTH, QUITSNA, RICH SQUARE, SAINT JOHNS, SHARON, SMITHFIELD, SOUTH HILL, SUFFOLK, TRIPLET, VALENTINES, VALHALLA, VICTORIA, VIRGINIA BEACH, VULTARE, WAKEFIELD, WAVERLY, WHITE PLAINS, WILLIAMSBURG, WINDSOR, AND YORKTOWN.