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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
423 AM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
NCZ017-102-VAZ097-098-200900-
EASTERN CURRITUCK NC-WESTERN CURRITUCK NC-VIRGINIA BEACH VA-
CHESAPEAKE VA-
423 AM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CURRITUCK
THE
SOUTHERN CITY OF CHESAPEAKE AND THE SOUTHEASTERN CITY OF VIRGINIA
BEACH THROUGH 500 AM EDT...
AT 422 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
NORTHWEST, OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF GREAT BRIDGE, MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL OF UP TO 1.5 INCHES IN LESS THAN AN
HOUR IS OCCURING WITH THIS STORM. REDUCED VISIBILITY AND
MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
CHESAPEAKE AND NORTHWEST AROUND 425 AM EDT.
VIRGINIA BEACH AROUND 435 AM EDT.
BACK BAY AROUND 455 AM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE MUNDEN, HICKORY, AND
CHESAPEAKE AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3654 7630 3655 7631 3655 7648 3668 7648
3670 7587 3662 7584 3650 7583
TIME...MOT...LOC 0822Z 269DEG 18KT 3660 7627
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JM
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