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WWUS81 KAKQ 100229
SPSAKQ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1029 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2026
VAZ097-098-529>531-100315-
NORFOLK VA-PORTSMOUTH VA-SUFFOLK VA-VIRGINIA BEACH VA-CHESAPEAKE VA-
1029 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ...THE CITY OF NORFOLK
THE
NORTHWESTERN CITY OF CHESAPEAKE...THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH...THE EAST
CENTRAL CITY OF SUFFOLK AND THE NORTHWESTERN CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH
THROUGH 1115 PM EDT...
AT 1029 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR HAMPTON UNIVERSITY TO PORTSMOUTH TO NEAR
BOWERS HILL. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
STRIKES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, OLD DOMINION
UNIVERSITY, DOWNTOWN NORFOLK, REGENT UNIVERSITY, OCEAN VIEW,
KEMPSVILLE, DOWNTOWN PORTSMOUTH, CHURCHLAND, NORFOLK STATE
UNIVERSITY, NORFOLK, CHESAPEAKE, PORTSMOUTH, SUFFOLK, NORFOLK
INTERNATIONAL, NORFOLK NAS, GHENT, BOWERS HILL, NORVIEW, AND CRADOCK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3677 7590 3675 7652 3684 7645 3696 7641
3697 7639 3699 7619 3695 7609 3696 7596
TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 266DEG 29KT 3697 7636 3686 7636 3675 7646
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
MM
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