513  
WWUS51 KAKQ 170027  
SVSAKQ  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
827 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
VAC075-170037-  
/O.CAN.KAKQ.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260317T0045Z/  
GOOCHLAND VA-  
827 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GOOCHLAND COUNTY IS  
CANCELLED...  
 
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT  
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR  
CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3792 7756 3792 7753 3788 7748 3788 7744  
3783 7743 3782 7741 3781 7742 3780 7739  
3778 7740 3778 7737 3780 7736 3779 7733  
3776 7734 3764 7757 3769 7764 3771 7764  
3771 7766 3774 7771 3780 7769 3795 7757  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 230DEG 54KT 3773 7757  
 
 
 
VAC085-087-170045-  
/O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260317T0045Z/  
HENRICO VA-HANOVER VA-  
827 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR  
NORTHWESTERN HENRICO AND CENTRAL HANOVER COUNTIES...  
 
AT 827 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR WYNDHAM, OR NEAR RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE, 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...  
ASHLAND AND RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE AROUND 830 PM EDT.  
KINGS DOMINION AROUND 835 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
ROCKVILLE, GILMAN, OLIVER, GUM TREE, COATESVILLE, HEWLETT, GOODALL,  
DOSWELL, ELMONT, AND NOEL.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3792 7756 3792 7753 3788 7748 3788 7744  
3783 7743 3782 7741 3781 7742 3780 7739  
3778 7740 3778 7737 3780 7736 3779 7733  
3776 7734 3764 7757 3769 7764 3771 7764  
3771 7766 3774 7771 3780 7769 3795 7757  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 230DEG 54KT 3773 7757  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 
 
 
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