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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
802 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2025
VAZ095-098-010045-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH VA-VIRGINIA BEACH VA-
802 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2025
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT ...THE CITY OF NORFOLK
THE
EASTERN CITY OF PORTSMOUTH AND THE NORTHERN CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH
THROUGH 845 PM EDT...
AT 802 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
NORFOLK, OR OVER OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. WIND IMPACTING HANDLING OF HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS POSSIBLE.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, NORFOLK, AND NORFOLK
INTERNATIONAL AROUND 810 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE BAYSIDE, OCEANA, RUDEE
HEIGHTS, WARDS CORNER, PRINCESS ANNE PLAZA, NORTH VIRGINIA BEACH, DAM
NECK, OCEANA NAS, GALLUPS CORNER, AND WILLOUGHBY SPIT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3680 7621 3684 7623 3682 7626 3682 7629
3681 7629 3682 7637 3701 7633 3701 7632
3700 7631 3701 7630 3701 7625 3695 7609
3697 7597 3675 7589
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 275DEG 30KT 3690 7627
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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