615
WWUS51 KAKQ 272319
SVSAKQ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
719 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2026
VAC075-145-272329-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-260527T2330Z/
GOOCHLAND VA-POWHATAN VA-
719 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GOOCHLAND AND
EAST CENTRAL POWHATAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE 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 900 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3743 7751 3761 7741 3762 7720 3735 7735
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 285DEG 30KT 3752 7740
VAC041-085-087-760-272330-
/O.CON.KAKQ.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-260527T2330Z/
CITY OF RICHMOND VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-HENRICO VA-HANOVER VA-
719 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL CHESTERFIELD...CENTRAL HENRICO AND SOUTHEASTERN
HANOVER COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF RICHMOND...
AT 719 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VIRGINIA
COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWERLINES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RICHMOND, HIGHLAND SPRINGS, MECHANICSVILLE, BENSLEY, BELLWOOD, EAST
HIGHLAND PARK, RICHMOND HEIGHTS, MONTROSE, SANDSTON, RICHMOND
INTERNATIONAL, FAIR OAKS, VARINA, AND DREWRYS BLUFF.
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 3743 7751 3761 7741 3762 7720 3735 7735
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 285DEG 30KT 3752 7740
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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