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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
300 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
VAZ511-512-515-041945-
EASTERN HANOVER VA-
WESTERN HENRICO (INCLUDING THE CITY OF RICHMOND) VA-
WESTERN HANOVER VA-
300 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN HENRICO AND CENTRAL
HANOVER COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT...
AT 300 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
GLEN ALLEN, OR NEAR ASHLAND. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
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.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
ASHLAND AND MECHANICSVILLE AROUND 305 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE ATLEE, ELMONT,
ASHCAKE, LONGDALE, HANOVER AIRPORT, AND CHAMBERLAYNE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3780 7739 3778 7740 3778 7737 3780 7736
3779 7733 3777 7732 3776 7734 3775 7730
3773 7732 3774 7729 3771 7729 3772 7727
3772 7726 3773 7725 3772 7724 3763 7741
3764 7742 3763 7744 3768 7752 3781 7742
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 220DEG 4KT 3768 7744
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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