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WFUS51 KAKQ 170019
TORAKQ
VAC075-085-087-170045-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.TO.W.0003.260317T0019Z-260317T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
819 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN GOOCHLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
NORTHWESTERN HENRICO COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
NORTHWESTERN HANOVER COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 845 PM EDT.
* AT 819 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MANAKIN, OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF TUCKAHOE, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
WYNDHAM AROUND 825 PM EDT.
ASHLAND AND RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE AROUND 830 PM EDT.
KINGS DOMINION AROUND 835 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
CROZIER, OLIVER, GUM TREE, COATESVILLE, HEWLETT, JOHNSONS SPRINGS,
GOODALL, DOSWELL, ELMONT, AND SHORT PUMP.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY CALLING 757-899-2415, POSTING TO THE
NWS WAKEFIELD FACEBOOK PAGE, OR USING X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
LAT...LON 3792 7756 3792 7753 3788 7748 3789 7745
3788 7743 3786 7742 3783 7743 3782 7741
3781 7742 3780 7739 3778 7740 3778 7737
3780 7736 3779 7733 3776 7734 3758 7768
3759 7773 3763 7781 3796 7757
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 230DEG 54KT 3765 7769
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
EI
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