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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
311 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
VAZ511-042000-
WESTERN HANOVER VA-
311 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL HANOVER COUNTY THROUGH
400 PM EDT...
AT 310 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE, MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH.
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 RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE AROUND 315 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE GUM TREE, GILMAN,
ELMONT, AND OLIVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
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.
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 AND NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3782 7741 3781 7742 3770 7750 3770 7752
3769 7753 3769 7757 3770 7760 3773 7762
3787 7757
TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 192DEG 4KT 3774 7754
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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