Severe thunderstorms rolling through region

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — One person has died after being struck by lightning on a beach in Cape Charles as a severe thunderstorm moved through much of the region Thursday afternoon.

The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Norfolk, northern Chesapeake, Portsmouth, northeastern Suffolk and northwestern Virginia Beach.

Surrounding areas in Hampton Roads, Western Tidewater and the northern part of Virginia’s Eastern Shore have been under a severe thunderstorm watch…

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