539  
WUUS51 KAKQ 211946  
SVRAKQ  
VAC033-041-075-085-087-097-101-145-760-212030-  
/O.NEW.KAKQ.SV.W.0181.260721T1946Z-260721T2030Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
346 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
THE CITY OF RICHMOND IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
NORTH CENTRAL CHESTERFIELD COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
NORTHWESTERN KING AND QUEEN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
SOUTHEASTERN GOOCHLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
SOUTH CENTRAL CAROLINE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
NORTHERN HENRICO COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
NORTHWESTERN KING WILLIAM COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
SOUTHERN HANOVER COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
EAST CENTRAL POWHATAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
 
* UNTIL 430 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 345 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE TO NEAR MANAKIN, MOVING EAST  
AT 45 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWERLINES.  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...  
RICHMOND, ASHLAND, UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE,  
TUCKAHOE, BON AIR, HANOVER, LAUREL, LAKESIDE, AND DAWN AROUND 350  
PM EDT.  
MECHANICSVILLE AND MANGOHICK AROUND 355 PM EDT.  
VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY, VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, AND  
EAST HIGHLAND PARK AROUND 400 PM EDT.  
HIGHLAND SPRINGS, BEULAHVILLE, AND STUDLEY AROUND 405 PM EDT.  
AYLETT AROUND 410 PM EDT.  
SAINT STEPHENS CHURCH AND MANQUIN AROUND 415 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE  
ENFIELD, GUM TREE, ELMONT, ETNA MILLS, EPWORTH, WESTWOOD, BISCOE,  
GILMAN, SOLOMONS STORE, AND CHAMBERLAYNE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY CALLING 757-899-2415, POSTING TO THE  
NWS WAKEFIELD FACEBOOK PAGE, OR USING X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3752 7778 3780 7761 3789 7702 3787 7704  
3786 7702 3784 7701 3783 7699 3784 7698  
3783 7697 3783 7695 3759 7716 3760 7717  
3756 7722  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 254DEG 41KT 3778 7748 3755 7769  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
MRD  
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