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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
744 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026
VAZ062-069-511>513-515-516-080030-
GOOCHLAND VA-EASTERN HANOVER VA-WESTERN CHESTERFIELD VA-
WESTERN HENRICO (INCLUDING THE CITY OF RICHMOND) VA-
WESTERN HANOVER VA-POWHATAN VA-EASTERN HENRICO VA-
744 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CHESTERFIELD
SOUTHEASTERN GOOCHLAND...NORTHWESTERN HENRICO...SOUTH CENTRAL HANOVER
AND SOUTHEASTERN POWHATAN COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF RICHMOND THROUGH
830 PM EDT...
AT 744 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
MANAKIN, OR NEAR TUCKAHOE, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
RICHMOND AND TUCKAHOE AROUND 750 PM EDT.
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND AND BON AIR AROUND 755 PM EDT.
LAUREL AND LAKESIDE AROUND 800 PM EDT.
GLEN ALLEN AROUND 805 PM EDT.
VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY, MECHANICSVILLE, VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH
UNIVERSITY, AND EAST HIGHLAND PARK AROUND 810 PM EDT.
HIGHLAND SPRINGS AROUND 820 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE CROZIER, HANOVER
AIRPORT, MIDLOTHIAN, ELMONT, SHORT PUMP, MONTROSE, SUBLETTS,
LONGDALE, SOLOMONS STORE, AND CHAMBERLAYNE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3746 7782 3765 7782 3776 7735 3748 7732
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 264DEG 24KT 3757 7771
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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