913  
WUUS51 KAKQ 202209  
SVRAKQ  
VAC007-041-075-085-087-145-760-202300-  
/O.NEW.KAKQ.SV.W.0280.260820T2209Z-260820T2300Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
609 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
THE CITY OF RICHMOND IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
SOUTHEASTERN GOOCHLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
HENRICO COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
SOUTH CENTRAL HANOVER COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
NORTH CENTRAL AMELIA COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
CENTRAL POWHATAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...  
 
* UNTIL 700 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 609 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM POWHATAN TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MACON TO CHULA,  
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS POSSIBLE. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE  
TO TREES AND POWERLINES.  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...  
MOSELEY AROUND 615 PM EDT.  
TUCKAHOE AROUND 630 PM EDT.  
RICHMOND, BON AIR, AND MANAKIN AROUND 635 PM EDT.  
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND AND CHESTERFIELD COURT HOUSE AROUND 645 PM  
EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE  
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, PILKINTON, ELMONT, MONTROSE, WINTERHAM, POCAHONTAS  
STATE PARK, SKINQUARTER, SOLOMONS STORE, BEACH, AND CHAMBERLAYNE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY CALLING 757-899-2415, POSTING TO THE  
NWS WAKEFIELD FACEBOOK PAGE, OR USING X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3775 7743 3754 7732 3731 7735 3734 7796  
3745 7797 3757 7801  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 263DEG 26KT 3752 7793 3746 7789 3739 7791  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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