570  
WWUS81 KAKQ 221021  
SPSAKQ  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
621 AM EDT WED JUL 22 2026  
 
VAZ069-513>516-221100-  
WESTERN CHESTERFIELD VA-  
WESTERN HENRICO (INCLUDING THE CITY OF RICHMOND) VA-POWHATAN VA-  
EASTERN HENRICO VA-EASTERN CHESTERFIELD (INCLUDING COL. HEIGHTS) VA-  
621 AM EDT WED JUL 22 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CHESTERFIELD  
SOUTHEASTERN  
HENRICO AND SOUTHEASTERN POWHATAN COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF RICHMOND  
THROUGH 700 AM EDT...  
 
AT 621 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
MOSELEY, MOVING EAST AT 35 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.  
 
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...  
RICHMOND, CHESTERFIELD COURT HOUSE, AND BENSLEY AROUND 640 AM EDT.  
CHESTER AND BELLWOOD AROUND 645 AM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE WINTERPOCK, RICHMOND  
HEIGHTS, PILKINTON, MIDLOTHIAN, MONTROSE, SANDSTON, POCAHONTAS STATE  
PARK, RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL, FAIR OAKS, AND SKINQUARTER.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3739 7787 3742 7788 3742 7786 3744 7787  
3754 7777 3755 7726 3754 7725 3734 7727  
3731 7728 3731 7732 3732 7734 3730 7735  
3735 7785 3737 7788  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1021Z 269DEG 31KT 3743 7776  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
ZIMMERMAN  
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