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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
835 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
VAZ065-079-210115-
MECKLENBURG VA-BRUNSWICK VA-
835 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL MECKLENBURG AND
SOUTHWESTERN BRUNSWICK COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM EDT...
AT 834 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
SOUTH HILL, MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
SOUTH HILL AROUND 840 PM EDT.
LA CROSSE AROUND 845 PM EDT.
BRODNAX AROUND 855 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE BASKERVILLE,
FORKSVILLE, AND BOWENS CORNER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3676 7839 3679 7807 3678 7806 3678 7803
3679 7803 3680 7793 3660 7794 3665 7842
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 274DEG 18KT 3674 7823
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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