From the National Weather Service...
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT FOR SOUTHCENTRAL CAROLINE...WEST CENTRAL KING AND QUEEN AND WESTERN KINGWILLIAM COUNTIES...AT 411 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TOINDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR EPWORTH...OR 8MILES WEST OF SAINT STEPHENS CHURCH...MOVING NORTH AT 28 MPH.THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER AWORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT ISAVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN ANINTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TOCOVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE ASUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THENEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for much of southern Virginia (Tri-Cities south) until 8 P.M.
For a look at the latest map of warnings, go to the NWS-Wakefield home page.
Here's another link for the latest warnings: text of warnings
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