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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
436 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
VAZ083-512-515>519-212115-
EASTERN HANOVER VA-WESTERN KING AND QUEEN VA-NEW KENT VA-
WESTERN HENRICO (INCLUDING THE CITY OF RICHMOND) VA-
WESTERN KING WILLIAM VA-EASTERN KING WILLIAM VA-EASTERN HENRICO VA-
436 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN NEW KENT
NORTHEASTERN HENRICO...SOUTHWESTERN KING WILLIAM AND SOUTHEASTERN
HANOVER COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF RICHMOND THROUGH 515 PM EDT...
AT 435 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
HIGHLAND SPRINGS, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH, HEAVY RAIN, AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. REDUCED VISIBILITY AND MINOR FLOODING
POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RICHMOND, NEW KENT, KING WILLIAM, TALLEYSVILLE, MECHANICSVILLE,
HIGHLAND SPRINGS, TUNSTALL, MANQUIN, EAST HIGHLAND PARK, BOTTOMS
BRIDGE, STUDLEY, ELKO, COHOKE, MONTROSE, SANDSTON, WESTWOOD, RICHMOND
INTERNATIONAL, COLONIAL DOWNS, FAIR OAKS, AND PALLS.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3776 7698 3773 7701 3771 7700 3771 7698
3770 7697 3746 7692 3746 7712 3748 7714
3747 7716 3749 7716 3749 7718 3747 7719
3747 7741 3765 7743 3764 7742 3765 7739
3767 7738
TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 265DEG 26KT 3758 7733
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
MRD
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