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WFUS51 KAKQ 210010
TORAKQ
VAC117-210030-
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TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
810 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 830 PM EDT.
* AT 810 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BOYDTON, OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHASE CITY,
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
CENTRAL MECKLENBURG COUNTY, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
BASKERVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY CALLING 757-899-2415, POSTING TO THE
NWS WAKEFIELD FACEBOOK PAGE, OR USING X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
LAT...LON 3669 7834 3674 7834 3675 7819 3664 7821
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 281DEG 19KT 3672 7832
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
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