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WWUS81 KAKQ 080148
SPSAKQ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
948 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2026
VAZ097-529-080230-
SUFFOLK VA-CHESAPEAKE VA-
948 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
THE WEST CENTRAL CITY OF
CHESAPEAKE AND THE SOUTHEASTERN CITY OF SUFFOLK THROUGH 1030 PM
EDT...
AT 948 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
SUFFOLK, OR NEAR DOWNTOWN SUFFOLK, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH, HEAVY RAIN, AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. REDUCED VISIBILITY AND MINOR FLOODING
POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DOWNTOWN SUFFOLK, CHESAPEAKE, SUFFOLK, WHALEYVILLE, KINGS FORK,
NURNEY, KILBY, LUMMIS, SUFFOLK AIRPORT, SAUNDERS, AND MAGNOLIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3670 7679 3681 7664 3667 7637 3655 7652
3655 7666
TIME...MOT...LOC 0148Z 315DEG 11KT 3671 7665
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
MRD
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