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WWUS81 KAKQ 142141
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
541 PM EDT SUN JUN 14 2026
VAZ062-069-511-515-142215-
GOOCHLAND VA-WESTERN HENRICO (INCLUDING THE CITY OF RICHMOND) VA-
WESTERN HANOVER VA-POWHATAN VA-
541 PM EDT SUN JUN 14 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN GOOCHLAND
NORTHWESTERN HENRICO...WEST CENTRAL HANOVER AND POWHATAN COUNTIES
THROUGH 615 PM EDT...
AT 541 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
POWHATAN, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH, PEA SIZE HAIL, HEAVY RAIN, AND
FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE. REDUCED VISIBILITY AND MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
POWHATAN, GOOCHLAND, TUCKAHOE, OILVILLE, MANAKIN, MACON, SABOT,
WYNDHAM, CROZIER, ROCK CASTLE, VONTAY, MAIDENS, JOHNSONS SPRINGS,
FINE CREEK MILLS, MICHAUX, LAKE POWHATAN, GOODWINS STORE, FLAT ROCK,
HATCHERS, AND JEFFERSON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3758 7808 3770 7791 3774 7781 3773 7780
3774 7779 3778 7770 3760 7754 3748 7794
3749 7797 3749 7799 3750 7800 3749 7802
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 242DEG 33KT 3757 7793
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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