422  
WWUS81 KAKQ 052147  
SPSAKQ  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
547 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026  
 
VAZ083-512-515-516-052230-  
EASTERN HANOVER-NEW KENT-WESTERN HENRICO (INCLUDING THE CITY OF  
RICHMOND)-EASTERN HENRICO-  
547 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026  
 
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN NEW  
KENT...EASTERN HENRICO AND SOUTHEASTERN HANOVER COUNTIES AND THE CITY  
OF RICHMOND...  
 
AT 546 PM EDT, RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED  
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY TO  
NEAR HIGHLAND SPRINGS. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.  
 
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.  
 
THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...  
RICHMOND, MECHANICSVILLE, HIGHLAND SPRINGS, AND EAST HIGHLAND PARK  
AROUND 550 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE RICHMOND  
INTERNATIONAL, FAIR OAKS, CHAMBERLAYNE, RICHMOND HEIGHTS, VARINA,  
ORAPAX FARMS, ELKO, MONTROSE, SANDSTON, AND GLENDALE.  
 
THESE STORMS 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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3775 7730 3773 7732 3771 7724 3773 7725  
3773 7724 3772 7723 3769 7724 3769 7719  
3766 7719 3766 7711 3763 7713 3760 7707  
3736 7731 3741 7730 3739 7731 3751 7751  
3768 7744 3764 7742 3766 7738 3780 7736  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 207DEG 13KT 3752 7742 3747 7735  
 

 
 
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