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FLUS41 KAKQ 210801  
HWOAKQ  
 
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
401 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
 
MDZ021>024-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>090-092-  
097-098-509>525-528>531-220900-  
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-NORTHAMPTON-HERTFORD-  
GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-WESTERN CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-  
EASTERN CURRITUCK-FLUVANNA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-  
CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-WESTMORELAND-  
RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-  
PRINCE GEORGE (INCLUDING HOPEWELL AND PETERSBURG)-CHARLES CITY-  
NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-  
JAMES CITY-SOUTHAMPTON-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-WESTERN LOUISA-  
EASTERN LOUISA-WESTERN HANOVER-EASTERN HANOVER-WESTERN CHESTERFIELD-  
EASTERN CHESTERFIELD (INCLUDING COL. HEIGHTS)-  
WESTERN HENRICO (INCLUDING THE CITY OF RICHMOND)-EASTERN HENRICO-  
WESTERN KING WILLIAM-EASTERN KING WILLIAM-WESTERN KING AND QUEEN-  
EASTERN KING AND QUEEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-YORK-NEWPORT NEWS-  
HAMPTON/POQUOSON-ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-NORFOLK-PORTSMOUTH-  
401 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MARYLAND, NORTHEAST  
NORTH CAROLINA, CENTRAL VIRGINIA, EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA, EASTERN  
VIRGINIA, NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA, SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND  
SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA.  
   
DAY ONE
 
TODAY AND TONIGHT.  
 
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY RAINFALL LEADING TO FLASH  
FLOODING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
 
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.  
 
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN WEDNESDAY.  
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY RAINFALL LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING WILL  
BE THE MAIN THREATS.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
 
 
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.  
 

 
 
MDZ025-VAZ099-100-220900-  
MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON-  
401 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
 
...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING  
THROUGH THIS EVENING...  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MARYLAND, EASTERN  
VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA.  
   
DAY ONE
 
TODAY AND TONIGHT.  
 
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE  
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.  
 
MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK.  
 
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY RAINFALL LEADING TO FLASH  
FLOODING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
 
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.  
 
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN WEDNESDAY.  
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY RAINFALL LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING WILL  
BE THE MAIN THREATS.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
 
 
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.  
 

 
 
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