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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
653 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
VAZ097-098-530-211130-
NORFOLK VA-VIRGINIA BEACH VA-CHESAPEAKE VA-
653 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
THE SOUTHEASTERN CITY OF
NORFOLK...THE CENTRAL CITY OF CHESAPEAKE AND THE NORTHERN CITY OF
VIRGINIA BEACH THROUGH 730 AM EDT...
AT 653 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
REGENT UNIVERSITY, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
VIRGINIA BEACH, REGENT UNIVERSITY, KEMPSVILLE, NORFOLK, AND
CHESAPEAKE AROUND 700 AM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE SOUTH NORFOLK, RUDEE
HEIGHTS, PORTLOCK, PRINCESS ANNE PLAZA, SIGMA, HERBERTS CORNER,
OCEANA NAS, MACONS CORNER, PUNGO, AND GREENBRIER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3670 7630 3680 7632 3680 7629 3681 7629
3696 7596 3673 7589
TIME...MOT...LOC 1053Z 252DEG 24KT 3678 7623
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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