578  
WWUS81 KAKQ 041757  
SPSAKQ  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
157 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
VAZ082-089-090-041845-  
CHARLES CITY VA-SURRY VA-JAMES CITY VA-  
157 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CHARLES CITY
 
 
SOUTHWESTERN JAMES CITY...AND NORTH CENTRAL SURRY COUNTIES AND THE  
CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG THROUGH 245 PM EDT...  
 
AT 157 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
SCOTLAND, OR NEAR SURRY. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.  
 
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.  
 
THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN  
CHARLES CITY, SOUTHWESTERN JAMES CITY, AND NORTH CENTRAL SURRY  
COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING  
LOCATIONS... EWELL, LIGHTFOOT, WILLIAMSBURG AIRPORT, GOVERNORS LAND,  
AND CENTERVILLE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO  
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3721 7666 3715 7688 3724 7694 3724 7690  
3726 7688 3727 7689 3735 7676 3734 7675  
3734 7674 3732 7673 3728 7672 3728 7671  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1757Z 249DEG 2KT 3721 7685  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
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