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WWUS81 KAKQ 182046 RRA
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
446 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2025
VAZ062-511-512-515-516-182130-
GOOCHLAND VA-EASTERN HANOVER VA-WESTERN HANOVER VA-
WESTERN HENRICO (INCLUDING THE CITY OF RICHMOND) VA-
EASTERN HENRICO VA-
446 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2025
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL GOOCHLAND
NORTHWESTERN HENRICO AND SOUTHWESTERN HANOVER COUNTIES AND THE CITY
OF RICHMOND THROUGH 530 PM EDT...
AT 446 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
MONTPELIER, OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF GOOCHLAND, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HEAVY RAIN.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. WIND IMPACTING HANDLING OF HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. REDUCED VISIBILITY AND MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RICHMOND, ASHLAND, RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE, DOWNTOWN RICHMOND,
VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY, VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY,
TUCKAHOE, UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, MECHANICSVILLE, BON AIR, OILVILLE,
GLEN ALLEN, MONTPELIER, LAUREL, WYNDHAM, LAKESIDE, EAST HIGHLAND
PARK, VONTAY, JOHNSONS SPRINGS, AND ELMONT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3782 7776 3787 7762 3768 7730 3748 7751
3753 7753 3753 7754 3754 7756 3753 7757
3753 7759 3754 7760 3755 7760 3756 7762
3771 7780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 309DEG 20KT 3775 7769
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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