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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
604 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2025
VAZ511-512-517-519-182245-
EASTERN HANOVER VA-WESTERN KING AND QUEEN VA-WESTERN KING WILLIAM VA-
WESTERN HANOVER VA-
604 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2025
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN KING AND QUEEN
EAST CENTRAL HANOVER AND NORTHWESTERN KING WILLIAM COUNTIES THROUGH
645 PM EDT...
AT 604 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
HANOVER, OR 8 MILES NORTH OF MECHANICSVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH, HEAVY RAIN, AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. REDUCED VISIBILITY AND MINOR FLOODING
POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SAINT STEPHENS CHURCH, MECHANICSVILLE, HANOVER, STUDLEY, MANQUIN,
MANGOHICK, AYLETT, ENFIELD, CENTRAL GARAGE, UPSHAW, ETNA MILLS,
EPWORTH, BISCOE, CALNO, RUMFORD, GLOBE, POLLARDS CORNER, AND TURPIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
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 3788 7706 3771 7704 3766 7710 3766 7738
3773 7742 3778 7739 3778 7737 3780 7736
3779 7735 3782 7732
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 258DEG 15KT 3774 7730
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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