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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
738 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026
NCZ012-VAZ065-079-080-087-088-092-150030-
NORTHAMPTON NC-MECKLENBURG VA-DINWIDDIE VA-SUSSEX VA-SOUTHAMPTON VA-
BRUNSWICK VA-GREENSVILLE VA-
738 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN NORTHAMPTON
GREENSVILLE...SOUTHEASTERN MECKLENBURG...SOUTHWESTERN SOUTHAMPTON...
SOUTHWESTERN SUSSEX...SOUTH CENTRAL DINWIDDIE AND BRUNSWICK COUNTIES
AND THE CITY OF EMPORIA THROUGH 830 PM EDT...
AT 738 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR PURDY TO NEAR RADIUM TO 9 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF BOYDTON. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
STRIKES.
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
EMPORIA, BRUNSWICK, JARRATT, GASBURG, AND EBONY AROUND 745 PM EDT.
GREEN PLAIN AND BARLEY AROUND 750 PM EDT.
CLARESVILLE AROUND 755 PM EDT.
DAHLIA AROUND 800 PM EDT.
GASTON AROUND 805 PM EDT.
ROANOKE RAPIDS AROUND 810 PM EDT.
SEABOARD AROUND 815 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE GRIZZARD, GUM FORKS,
DOLPHIN, BOWENS CORNER, YALE, PLEASANT SHADE, HENRICO, FORKSVILLE,
HILDA, AND BRINK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3662 7846 3678 7806 3678 7803 3680 7802
3697 7759 3683 7711 3655 7725 3644 7763
3648 7765 3648 7775 3651 7790 3654 7790
3654 7849
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 296DEG 30KT 3688 7756 3671 7768 3657 7828
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
ZIMMERMAN
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