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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
456 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
VAZ064-052145-
CAROLINE VA-
456 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN CAROLINE COUNTY
THROUGH 545 PM EDT...
AT 456 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
FORT WALKER, OR NEAR BOWLING GREEN. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY
STATIONARY.
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.
THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN
CAROLINE COUNTY, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... RAPPAHANNOCK
ACADEMY, VILLBORO, WOODFORD, AND CORBIN.
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.
LAT...LON 3824 7731 3824 7729 3823 7729 3822 7728
3825 7727 3825 7723 3824 7723 3823 7725
3821 7724 3819 7725 3819 7723 3820 7722
3818 7719 3811 7721 3809 7740 3817 7745
3823 7738 3825 7734
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 173DEG 3KT 3814 7731
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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