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WWUS51 KAKQ 182201
SVSAKQ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
601 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2025
VAC085-087-760-182215-
/O.CON.KAKQ.SV.W.0266.000000T0000Z-250718T2215Z/
CITY OF RICHMOND VA-HENRICO VA-HANOVER VA-
601 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL HENRICO AND SOUTHEASTERN HANOVER COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF
RICHMOND...
AT 601 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER VIRGINIA UNION
UNIVERSITY, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWERLINES.
THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
RICHMOND, HIGHLAND SPRINGS, VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, AND
EAST HIGHLAND PARK AROUND 605 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE RICHMOND
INTERNATIONAL, FAIR OAKS, CHAMBERLAYNE, ATLEE, RICHMOND HEIGHTS,
VARINA, MONTROSE, SANDSTON, AND DUMBARTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
LAT...LON 3753 7754 3760 7751 3767 7741 3761 7721
3739 7736 3744 7743 3745 7742 3746 7745
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 302DEG 15KT 3756 7745
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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