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WWUS81 KAKQ 212135
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
535 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
VAZ082-083-090-512-515>518-520-212215-
EASTERN HANOVER VA-CHARLES CITY VA-NEW KENT VA-
WESTERN HENRICO (INCLUDING THE CITY OF RICHMOND) VA-
WESTERN KING WILLIAM VA-EASTERN KING WILLIAM VA-
EASTERN KING AND QUEEN VA-EASTERN HENRICO VA-JAMES CITY VA-
535 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL KING AND QUEEN
NORTHERN
CHARLES CITY...NEW KENT...EASTERN HENRICO...SOUTHERN KING WILLIAM...
SOUTHEASTERN HANOVER AND NORTHWESTERN JAMES CITY COUNTIES AND THE
CITY OF RICHMOND THROUGH 615 PM EDT...
AT 535 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR MECHANICSVILLE TO
BENSLEY. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 45 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.
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
MECHANICSVILLE, HIGHLAND SPRINGS, EAST HIGHLAND PARK, AND STUDLEY
AROUND 540 PM EDT.
BOTTOMS BRIDGE AROUND 545 PM EDT.
ROXBURY AND TUNSTALL AROUND 550 PM EDT.
TALLEYSVILLE, ADKINS STORE, AND PROVIDENCE FORGE AROUND 555 PM
EDT.
NEW KENT AROUND 600 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE ELTHAM, CHICKAHOMINY
SHORE, RICHMOND HEIGHTS, MOUNTCASTLE, ELKO, MONTROSE, COHOKE,
SANDSTON, GLENDALE, AND LANEXA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL, SOUTHEASTERN AND EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3735 7682 3744 7743 3745 7742 3746 7746
3746 7749 3747 7751 3767 7749 3768 7744
3765 7743 3764 7742 3766 7738 3768 7738
3775 7679
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 275DEG 40KT 3763 7740 3747 7742
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
BROWN
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