507  
WWUS81 KAKQ 221342  
SPSAKQ  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
942 AM EDT WED JUL 22 2026  
 
VAZ080>082-088-089-514-221430-  
CHARLES CITY VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA-SURRY VA-DINWIDDIE VA-SUSSEX VA-  
EASTERN CHESTERFIELD (INCLUDING COL. HEIGHTS) VA-  
942 AM EDT WED JUL 22 2026  
   
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CHESTERFIELD
 
 
CENTRAL CHARLES CITY...PRINCE GEORGE...NORTH CENTRAL SUSSEX...  
NORTHERN DINWIDDIE AND NORTHWESTERN SURRY COUNTIES...THE CITY OF  
COLONIAL HEIGHTS...THE CITY OF HOPEWELL AND THE CITY OF PETERSBURG  
THROUGH 1030 AM EDT...  
 
AT 942 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG  
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR ETTRICK TO NEAR SUTHERLAND TO NEAR  
DINWIDDIE. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH, HEAVY RAIN, AND FREQUENT  
LIGHTNING.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS. WIND IMPACTING HANDLING OF HIGH PROFILE  
VEHICLES. REDUCED VISIBILITY AND MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE.  
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES.  
 
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...  
PETERSBURG, HOPEWELL, COLONIAL HEIGHTS, FORT LEE, VIRGINIA STATE  
UNIVERSITY, ETTRICK, AND MATOACA AROUND 950 AM EDT.  
PRINCE GEORGE AND JORDANS POINT AROUND 955 AM EDT.  
GARYSVILLE AROUND 1000 AM EDT.  
DISPUTANTA AROUND 1005 AM EDT.  
BURROWSVILLE AROUND 1010 AM EDT.  
CLAREMONT AND CABIN POINT AROUND 1015 AM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE TAYLORS CORNER,  
BIRCHETT ESTATE, ADDISON, SPRING GROVE, JORDAN POINT COUNTRY CLUB,  
PETERSBURG NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD, CHURCH ROAD, RICHARD BLAND COLLEGE,  
TEMPLETON, AND BARNETTS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3710 7783 3722 7766 3733 7756 3736 7730  
3735 7727 3736 7727 3739 7697 3716 7692  
3702 7715  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1342Z 271DEG 36KT 3728 7747 3717 7754 3713 7766  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 

 
 
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