863  
WWUS51 KAKQ 090234  
SVSAKQ  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
1034 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025  
 
VAC145-090244-  
/O.CAN.KAKQ.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-250509T0245Z/  
POWHATAN VA-  
1034 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL POWHATAN COUNTY  
IS CANCELLED...  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF  
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3773 7767 3760 7732 3747 7752 3756 7765  
3756 7766 3757 7767  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0234Z 290DEG 26KT 3751 7739  
 
 
 
VAC041-075-085-087-760-090245-  
/O.CON.KAKQ.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-250509T0245Z/  
CITY OF RICHMOND VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-GOOCHLAND VA-HENRICO VA-  
HANOVER VA-  
1034 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL CHESTERFIELD...SOUTHEASTERN GOOCHLAND...  
NORTHWESTERN HENRICO AND SOUTHWESTERN HANOVER COUNTIES AND THE CITY  
OF RICHMOND...  
 
AT 1034 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VIRGINIA  
COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWERLINES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
RICHMOND, DOWNTOWN RICHMOND, BON AIR, VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY,  
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, TUCKAHOE, UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND,  
MECHANICSVILLE, LAUREL, WYNDHAM, EAST HIGHLAND PARK, LAKESIDE, GLEN  
ALLEN, SHORT PUMP, SOLOMONS STORE, CHAMBERLAYNE, GREENDALE, ROSLYN  
HILLS, AND DUMBARTON.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3773 7767 3760 7732 3747 7752 3756 7765  
3756 7766 3757 7767  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0234Z 290DEG 26KT 3751 7739  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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