685  
WWUS81 KAKQ 221001  
SPSAKQ  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
601 AM EDT WED JUL 22 2026  
 
VAZ082>084-090-520-523-221045-  
CHARLES CITY VA-NEW KENT VA-EASTERN KING AND QUEEN VA-YORK VA-  
GLOUCESTER VA-JAMES CITY VA-  
601 AM EDT WED JUL 22 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT GLOUCESTER
 
SOUTHEASTERN KING  
AND QUEEN...CENTRAL CHARLES CITY...SOUTHEASTERN NEW KENT...  
NORTHWESTERN YORK AND NORTHERN JAMES CITY COUNTIES THROUGH 645 AM  
EDT...  
 
AT 601 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
RUTHVILLE, OR NEAR CHARLES CITY, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND HEAVY RAIN.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS. REDUCED VISIBILITY AND MINOR FLOODING  
POSSIBLE.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
CHARLES CITY, GLOUCESTER COURTHOUSE, NORGE, TOANO, ADKINS STORE,  
HAYES, RUTHVILLE, PROVIDENCE FORGE, HOLDCROFT, BARHAMSVILLE,  
CHICKAHOMINY SHORE, BEULAH, CROAKER, CAMP PEARY, NAXERA, MOUNTCASTLE,  
HARCUM, LANEXA, EWELL, AND WARREN MILL.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3732 7712 3747 7712 3753 7647 3751 7644  
3748 7645 3746 7644 3745 7645 3743 7645  
3742 7644 3741 7641 3738 7640 3732 7640  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1001Z 265DEG 38KT 3740 7702  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
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