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WWUS81 KAKQ 150123
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
923 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026
VAZ083-511-512-515-516-150215-
EASTERN HANOVER VA-NEW KENT VA-
WESTERN HENRICO (INCLUDING THE CITY OF RICHMOND) VA-
WESTERN HANOVER VA-EASTERN HENRICO VA-
923 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN NEW KENT
CENTRAL
HENRICO AND SOUTHEASTERN HANOVER COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF RICHMOND
THROUGH 1015 PM EDT...
AT 923 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
MECHANICSVILLE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 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...
MECHANICSVILLE AND EAST HIGHLAND PARK AROUND 930 PM EDT.
HIGHLAND SPRINGS AROUND 935 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE WRIGHTS CORNER,
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, HANOVER AIRPORT, ORAPAX FARMS, MONTROSE, LONGDALE,
SANDSTON, WESTWOOD, RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL, AND FAIR OAKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3776 7734 3775 7730 3773 7732 3774 7729
3771 7729 3772 7727 3771 7724 3769 7723
3769 7722 3751 7707 3748 7717 3749 7718
3742 7740 3742 7742 3771 7749 3778 7733
TIME...MOT...LOC 0123Z 334DEG 19KT 3768 7739
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
ZIMMERMAN
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