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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
359 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
VAZ048-509-042045-
FLUVANNA VA-WESTERN LOUISA VA-
359 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL LOUISA AND
NORTHWESTERN FLUVANNA COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT...
AT 359 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
LAKE MONTICELLO, OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF PALMYRA, MOVING NORTHEAST AT
15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAKE MONTICELLO, TROY, NAHOR, BYBEE, ZION CROSSROADS, CUNNINGHAM,
UNION MILLS, AND WILDWOOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
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 1000 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3808 7824 3802 7806 3783 7833 3787 7842
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 208DEG 14KT 3795 7836
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
AC
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